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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |