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
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
wagto be in motion : stir
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
generateto bring into existence: such as
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly