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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| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| colloquy | conversation |