SAT vocabulary
Veneer
An attractive but thin layer that covers and disguises something less attractive; a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.
Example
"Beneath his veneer of sophistication, he was still the same awkward boy from his youth."
Etymology
From German 'Furnier' (veneer), from French 'fournir' (to furnish).
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