GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| defer | put off |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| mystic | mystical |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |