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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| whittle | a large knife |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |