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).
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| aver | to declare positively |