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 |
|---|---|
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| guileless | innocent |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |