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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| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
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| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
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