GRE Word List

CONSERVATORY

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants

The meaning of the word conservatory is a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants.

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diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
muddleto make turbid or muddy
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
determinatehaving defined limits
founderone that founds or establishes
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for