GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
imply | to express indirectly |