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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attestto affirm to be true or genuine
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology