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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exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
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pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
desperatehaving lost hope
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)