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.

Random words

WordMeaning
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
tightwada close or miserly person
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
gushto issue copiously or violently