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 |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| nurture | training |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |