GRE Word List
HIVE
a container for housing honeybees
The meaning of the word hive is a container for housing honeybees.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |