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 |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| encumber | weigh down |
| defalcate | deduct |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |