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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| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
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| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
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