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 |
|---|---|
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| license | permission to act |