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 |
|---|---|
| swill | wash |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| score | twenty |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| pummel | pound |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |