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 |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| regime | regimen |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |