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
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
transcendentaltranscendent
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
peerlessmatchless
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
offensivemaking attack : aggressive