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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| demented | mad |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |