GRE Word List
LECTERN
a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
The meaning of the word lectern is a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| groom | bridegroom |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |