GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
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fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |