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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
