GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| giddy | dizzy |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |