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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |