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 |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| scotch | scottish |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |