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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |