GRE Word List
SEMINARY
an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
The meaning of the word seminary is an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| alleviate | relieve |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |