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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| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
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| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |