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 |
|---|---|
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| obscure | dark |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |