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
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unearthly | not earthly: such as |
jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
bookish | of or relating to books |
boor | peasant |
residual | remainder |
ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
braggadocio | empty boasting |
amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |