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
antecedentsa 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")
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
momentuma property (see property