GRE Word List
APIARY
a place where bees are kept
The meaning of the word apiary is a place where bees are kept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate |
| stultify | make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression |
| reiterate | repeat |
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision |
| spasmodic | fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion |
| diatribe | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
| suffocate | die or kill from lack of air; suppress |
| emissary | agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger |
| felon | person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
| stockade | wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier |
