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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shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
connivance | the act of conniving |
outgoing | going away : departing |
amend | to put right |
renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |