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 |
|---|---|
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |