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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| concur | to express agreement |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |