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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| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| shack | hut |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |