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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| evenhanded | fair |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |