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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| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
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| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |