GRE Word List
FACADE
the front of a building
The meaning of the word facade is the front of a building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| unfrock | defrock |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |