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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WordMeaning
bitinghaving the power to bite
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
intermediarymediator
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
loutto bow in respect
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity