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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| Word | Meaning |
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| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |