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 |
|---|---|
| haggard | not tamed |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |