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finesse

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

refined skill and tact in handling a delicate situation

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Finesse in a sentence

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She negotiated the merger with a finesse that impressed both sides.

Synonyms
adroitnessdexteritysubtlety
Antonyms
clumsinessineptitude

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Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.

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Finesse (noun) means refined skill and tact in handling a delicate situation
Here is finesse used in an example sentence: "She negotiated the merger with a finesse that impressed both sides."
Common synonyms for finesse include adroitness, dexterity, subtlety.
Antonyms of finesse include clumsiness, ineptitude.
Finesse is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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