GRE Word List
CONIFER
any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
The meaning of the word conifer is any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit.
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|---|---|
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| welter | writhe |
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| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
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| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |