GRE Word List
HORTICULTURAL
the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
The meaning of the word horticultural is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| canny | clever |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |