GRE Word List
FACADE
the front of a building
The meaning of the word facade is the front of a building.
Random words
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|---|---|
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
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| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| drab | slattern |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
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| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |