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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metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
depredationto lay waste : plunder
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
concordatcompact
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis