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 |
|---|---|
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| whittle | a large knife |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| approbation | commendation |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
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