GRE Word List
CONSERVATORY
school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
The meaning of the word conservatory is school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy.
Random words
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| assert | state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence |
| canvass | determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N. |
| satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |
| desperado | reckless, desperate outlaw |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| imperturbable | unshakably calm; placid |
| squabble | minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children |
| brawn | human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness |
| propensity | natural inclination |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia |