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
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
unintimidatingnot causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating
writsomething written : writing
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart