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Edification
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is crass. Does it mean:
| without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross, obtuse or stupid |
| riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words |
Example Sentences
- For your edification and delight.
- Since I already have tenure, the evaluations are essentially for my edification.
- While some people go for personal edification, others seek academic advancement.
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edification
late 14c., in religious use, "building up of the soul," from L. aedificationem, from aedificare (see edifice). Religious use is as translation of Gk. oikodome in I Cor. xiv. Meaning "mental improvement" is 1650s. Literal sense of "building" is rare in English.
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