GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |