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 |
|---|---|
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| niggle | trifle |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |