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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undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
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askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
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providencedivine guidance or care
penchanta strong and continued inclination
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies