GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |