GRE Word List
VENEER
a thin sheet of a material: such as
The meaning of the word veneer is a thin sheet of a material: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| scintilla | spark |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |