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
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
magnitudegreat size or extent
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means