GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |