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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quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
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accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
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decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions