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
briman upper or outer margin : verge
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
piquantengagingly provocative
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind