GRE Word List

EDIFICE

building

The meaning of the word edifice is building.

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WordMeaning
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
dulcetsweet to the taste
havenharbor
communetalk over
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
funerealof or relating to a funeral
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
pilfersteal
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant