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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contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
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witherto become dry and sapless