GRE Word List
APICULTURE
bee-keeping
The meaning of the word apiculture is bee-keeping.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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temperate | moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society |
impervious | impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism |
sedition | conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious |
disconsolate | hopelessly sad (at the loss of something) |
deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
rile | irritate; vex; muddy |
revulsion | sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture |
forward | presumptuous or bold |
declivity | downward slope |
deadlock | standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate |