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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| random | a haphazard course |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |