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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| Word | Meaning |
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| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
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| impenitent | not penitent |
| pilfer | steal |