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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
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| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
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| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |