GRE Word List
APICULTURE
the keeping of bees especially on a large scale
The meaning of the word apiculture is the keeping of bees especially on a large scale.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |