GRE Word List

SCAFFOLD

a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground

The meaning of the word scaffold is a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground.

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peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
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concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)