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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| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
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| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |