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 |
|---|---|
| imbibe | drink |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |