GRE Word List

FACADE

the front of a building

The meaning of the word facade is the front of a building.

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subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable