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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ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
fabricateinvent
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
executorone who executes something