GRE Word List

EDIFICE

building

The meaning of the word edifice is building.

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cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
diversediffering from one another : unlike
invalidateto make invalid
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
sojourna temporary stay