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
blanchto take the color out of
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter