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.

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WordMeaning
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
collectedgathered together
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law