GRE Word List
FACSIMILE
an exact copy
The meaning of the word facsimile is an exact copy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |