GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| haven | harbor |
| commune | talk over |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| pilfer | steal |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |