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 |
|---|---|
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| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
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| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |