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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replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
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collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
chortleto sing or chant exultantly