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 |
|---|---|
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |