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 |
|---|---|
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |