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 |
|---|---|
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| impinge | encroach |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |