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 |
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| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |