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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| niggle | trifle |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
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