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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metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
pseudonym | a fictitious name |
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impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
peerless | matchless |
oaf | a stupid person : boob |
bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
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