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 |
|---|---|
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |