GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |