veneer
a superficial appearance that conceals a less appealing reality
Word origin: From German furnieren, to overlay with a thin layer.
Veneer in a sentence
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Beneath his veneer of politeness lay a deeply manipulative nature.
Beneath a veneer of collegiality, the two departments competed bitterly for the same shrinking budget.
Using “veneer” well
Veneer denotes a superficial appearance that conceals a less appealing reality, drawn from the thin surface layer of fine wood. It is the opposite of substance or core.
More GRE words starting with V
to waver indecisively between options or opinions
the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering
total absence of thought, ideas, or substance
empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence
a person who roams from place to place with no fixed home
an unpredictable or capricious change or notion
a person who wanders without a settled home or work
excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements
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