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 |
|---|---|
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |