GRE Word List
GARGOYLE
a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
The meaning of the word gargoyle is a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building.
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