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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lardera place where food is stored : pantry
introverta person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
stiltedpompous
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented