GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |