GRE Word List

EDIFICE

building

The meaning of the word edifice is building.

Random words

WordMeaning
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
facadethe front of a building
retiringreserved
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought