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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| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |