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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |