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 |
|---|---|
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| forlorn | bereft |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| lampoon | satire |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |