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 |
|---|---|
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| stringent | tight |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |