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 |
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| scapegoat | a 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 |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |