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 |
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| imbue | endow |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| verbalize | to express something in words |