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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| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| defalcate | deduct |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |