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
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
commemorateto call to remembrance
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition