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
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
communetalk over
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit