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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deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
natalnative
gauchelacking social experience or grace
apoplexystroke