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 |
|---|---|
| beleaguer | besiege |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |