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.

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conveneto come together in a body
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity