GRE Word List

EDIFICE

building

The meaning of the word edifice is building.

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WordMeaning
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
pastrya dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby