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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |