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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |