GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| mortician | undertaker |
| cryptic | secret |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |