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.

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outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
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collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind