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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uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
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cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
guyman
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action