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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |