GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| dynamo | generator |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |