GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |