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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| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |