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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talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
evinceto constitute outward evidence of