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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WordMeaning
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships