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 |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |