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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primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
predecessorone that precedes
depredationto lay waste : plunder
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting