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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WordMeaning
meteto give out by measure : dole out
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
sparseof few and scattered elements
dozeto sleep lightly
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)