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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thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
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wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
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