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 |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |