GRE Word List
PEDESTAL
support or base as for a pillar or statue
The meaning of the word pedestal is support or base as for a pillar or statue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yoke | join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals |
| debunk | expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| engross | occupy fully; absorb |
| gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink; epicure |
| irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| postulate | self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument) |
| synthetic | not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N. |
