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 |
|---|---|
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |