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
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
festerto generate pus
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
eventualcontingent
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar