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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| championship | designation as champion |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |