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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |