GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building (of imposing size)
The meaning of the word edifice is building (of imposing size).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resumption | taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats. |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| solstice | point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| hazardous | dangerous |
| remorse | deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach |
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
| filing | particle removed by a file |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |