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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WordMeaning
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes