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 |
|---|---|
| inundate | overwhelm |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| brink | edge |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |