GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |