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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| motley | variegated in color |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| mendicant | beggar |