GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| imply | to express indirectly |