GRE Word List
ARBORETUM
a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
The meaning of the word arboretum is a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |