GRE Word List
FACSIMILE
an exact copy
The meaning of the word facsimile is an exact copy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |