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 |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |