GRE Word List

HIVE

a container for housing honeybees

The meaning of the word hive is a container for housing honeybees.

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WordMeaning
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
evenhandedfair
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies