GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| dominate | rule |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |