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 |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |