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.

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WordMeaning
decreean order usually having the force of law
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
caninea conical pointed tooth
blueslow spirits : melancholy
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
witherto become dry and sapless