GRE Word List
APICULTURE
bee-keeping
The meaning of the word apiculture is bee-keeping.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore |
| distant | reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) |
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| psychiatrist | doctor who treats mental diseases |
| spin | rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N. |
| retentive | holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory |
| emasculate | weaken; castrate |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| guileless | without deceit |
