veneer

Day 69Level 2

vuh-NEER

pretense

superficial appearance; pretense

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

guise, mask, surface

Antonyms:

reality, truth

Example Sentence:

We see the thin veneer of civilization rubbed off the people too often.

Related Words

effete

ey-KAHR-puhs

no longer fertile; not fruitful

destroy

bliet

to destroy

mixture of pictures

kuh-LAHZH

art of making picture by sticking pieces of material, cloth etc. on a surface ; a collection of similar or diverse things

abundant

KOH-pee-uhs

in large amounts

cowardly

KRAY-vuhn

lacking any courage ; cowardly

condemn

dih-KRAHY

to condemn; denounce as worthless