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

WordMeaning
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts