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 |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
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| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |