GRE Word List

EDIFICE

building

The meaning of the word edifice is building.

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WordMeaning
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste