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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |