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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| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| spate | freshet |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |