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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| Word | Meaning |
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| quotidian | occurring every day |
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| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
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