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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| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
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| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
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| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
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