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
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
dawdleto spend time idly
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
overthrowoverturn
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly