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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |