GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |