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.
Random words
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natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
brochure | pamphlet |
indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |