GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |