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
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
occidentwest
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
crassgross
exhumedisinter