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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WordMeaning
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
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agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
lodewaterway
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
bluffhaving a broad flattened front