grotto - SAT Word

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grotto 
  ( SAT Prep - Sample Word )
This word "grotto" often comes up in the SAT. Of the choices below which is the closest in meaning?
impolitely
cavern
ditch
leap




Detailed description and alternate definitions of the word 'grotto':
  A small cave or cavern.
  An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave or cavern.

Synonyms of word 'grotto' :
 grot


Usage of the word 'grotto' in Sentences :
  anything producing happiness; good fortune
  a quality or knack of appropriate and pleasing expression in writing, speaking, painting, etc.
  Right at the Junction leads via a squeeze past a fallen slab to a finely decorated grotto
  grotto at the end, hence the name.
  Why not take this opportunity to take your children, under 5's included, to the underground grotto for their special gift.
  mental unsoundness; insanity
  This tournament will be pure lunacy. It has the makings to be a lot different that previous tournaments in recent memory, even wilder than last season's.
  Come along for a one hour magical cruise and keep you r eyes open for Santa magical grotto.
  As it is below ground level, you feel as tho you are descending into a lush, fairy grotto.
  The demolished parts were taken to build the grotto.
  A little beyond York House stood Alexander Pope's villa, his garden and his famous grotto.
  There is also a Thermal Suite comprising herb sauna, crystal steam room and salt grotto.
  For fancy dress items that are sure to make you stand out, visit this couture grotto.
  In the wall of the chamber at this point, a glimpse can be had of a really beautiful grotto.
  The shell grotto at one end will provide a sheltered meeting place.
  Features include an 18th century-style grotto, secret gardens and a traditional labyrinth at the heart of the garden designed for all ages.
  At the Great Alps Falls the stream drops 21 meters into a lovely natural grotto.
  The date of the stone grotto with terracotta figures which is also to be found in the grounds is not known.

Usage of the word 'grotto' in popular media :
Washington Post   —
 # grotto system is located within the protected area which is considered as a natural and cultural monument. .... read more ››

Wall Street Journal   —
 those who labored to construct the grotto were regularly rewarded with a glass of gin. .... read more ››
 the end pitch drops 14m to a passage heading west to a 7m pitch and a small grotto with no draft or way on. .... read more ››
 in 1992, after her son left home for college, ms. souter relocated to san francisco, and two years later she helped start the writer's grotto, a collective and workspace for writers and artists. there was a karaoke bar not far from the grotto, and one night in 1996 she found her passion for music rekindled when she got up and sang a song. .... read more ››
 the spa has its own prayer grotto, a cave that was formerly a buddhist monk's retreat..... read more ››
 irregularly shaped walls of wood and mirrors distort the twisting space, which is like a religious grotto, with images of the madonna and a green wineglass..... read more ››
 that could mean anywhere from a kitchen tap to the famed grotto, where playboy bunnies have mingled with guests in a hot tub. .... read more ››
 it's gorgeous, like visiting an umbrian countryside, a japanese garden, a provencal herb plot or a primordial fern grotto. it's like stepping inside a monet or a hokusai. exhale." .... read more ››
 she and her ex-husband had spent four years during the '80s building the 23,000-square-foot home, modeled on an english country manor, outfitting it with eight bedrooms, a swimming pool, a private chapel, wine grotto and helicopter landing pad. kluge called the place "my most perfect spot on earth." .... read more ››
 employees are reportedly being asked if they spent any time near the "water features" including the infamous grotto. .... read more ››
 i would suspect that legionellosis is a diagnosis one would be relieved to hear after spending time in the grotto..... read more ››
 playboy's unabashed dictionary defines "legionellosis" as the last thing you'd expect to catch in the grotto..... read more ››
 the eight-bedroom home comes with its own movie theater, wine grotto, swimming pool and helipad. .... read more ››
 royal palms hotel, granaway guest house, clairfont apartments, salt kettle house, grape bay beach hotel, grotto bay beach resort, aunt nea's inn..... read more ››
 the stage is shadowy, mottled with spots of light, like a subterranean grotto..... read more ››
 he even included a small brick-and-iron grotto on the northwest corner of the capitol grounds .... read more ››
 describes fights where he repeatedly threw her out of the house, his profligate spending (including a shark tank/pool/grotto complex said to cost $1 million), lavish vacations and spending sprees at toy stores..... read more ››
 arenas lavished plenty on their great falls home, dropping $100,000 on landscaping, $5,000 a month for housekeepers, $675 "per car" washing, and $1 million for his backyard pool and grotto..... read more ››
 if this woman lives in a 1 mil home with house keepers, gardeners, shark tank keepers and pool/grotto cleaners with no job of her own why in the heck would she need a nanny?.... read more ››




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