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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concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
opulence | wealth |
stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
din | a loud continued noise |
expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
sustain | to give support or relief to |