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

WordMeaning
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
ferventvery hot : glowing
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")