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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exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
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archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
veracioustruthful
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
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