GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| vintner | a wine merchant |