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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| refrain | curb |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |