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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |