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 |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| natal | native |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |