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

WordMeaning
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
slaughterthe act of killing
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
relegateto send into exile : banish
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
notcha V-shaped indentation