GRE Word List
EDIFICE
building
The meaning of the word edifice is building.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |