GRE Word List

EDIFICE

building

The meaning of the word edifice is building.

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WordMeaning
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
dissentto withhold assent or approval
reputableenjoying good repute : held in esteem
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity