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 |
|---|---|
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |