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 |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |