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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |