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
monotonytedious sameness
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
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siftto put through a sieve
homilya usually short sermon
cloistera monastic establishment
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background