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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| raspy | harsh |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |