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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| shambles | a meat market |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
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