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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |