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
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
culminationthe action of culminating
errantbehaving wrongly
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
traverseto go or travel across or over
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion