GRE Word List

EDIFY

to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift

The meaning of the word edify is to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift.

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WordMeaning
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
knottymarked by or full of knots
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
vitalof the utmost importance
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group