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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impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
cemeterya burial ground
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
desiccateto dry up