GRE Word List

CONSOLE

an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament

The meaning of the word console is an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament.

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WordMeaning
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
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sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
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detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
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