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 |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |