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
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
duressforcible restraint or restriction
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
guilelessinnocent
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed