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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| fete | festival |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |