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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| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| demure | reserved |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
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| pummel | pound |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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