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
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
cipherzero
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans