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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |