GRE Word List
SUBTLETY
the quality or state of being subtle
The meaning of the word subtlety is the quality or state of being subtle.
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|---|---|
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| cloister | a monastic establishment |
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| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
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