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.
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| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| juncture | a point of time |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
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| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |