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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| pummel | pound |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
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| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
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