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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |