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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |