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 |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| osseous | bony |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| leave-taking | departure |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |