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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |