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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bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
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sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
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slackento make less active : slow up
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)