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 |
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| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
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| figment | something made up or contrived |
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| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
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