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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |