GRE Word List

BARRAGE

a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation

The meaning of the word barrage is a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation.

Random words

WordMeaning
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
shackhut
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
evoketo call forth or up: such as
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
primaloriginal