GRE Word List

CISTERN

an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)

The meaning of the word cistern is an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater).

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WordMeaning
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
meandera winding path or course
pantomimepantomimist
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)