GRE Word List
HUSBANDRY
the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
The meaning of the word husbandry is the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture.
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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |