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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WordMeaning
gossamera film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather
outragean act of violence or brutality
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated