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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |