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
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fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
gingerly | very cautious or careful |
docile | easily taught |
rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |