GRE Word List
PEDESTAL
the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
The meaning of the word pedestal is the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| primal | original |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |