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 |
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| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| lewd | obscene |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
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| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |