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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WordMeaning
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
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fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry