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 |
|---|---|
| declivity | downward inclination |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |