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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| Word | Meaning |
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| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
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| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
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| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| colloquy | conversation |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |