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 |
|---|---|
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| flighty | swift |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |