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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| occident | west |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| crass | gross |
| exhume | disinter |