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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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
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| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
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