GRE Word List
FACET
any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
The meaning of the word facet is any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |