GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| facade | the front of a building |
| retiring | reserved |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |