GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| consort | associate |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| abnegation | denial |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |