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.
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render | to melt down |
introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |