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
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lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
trickster | one who tricks: such as |
maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
rasp | to rub with something rough |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |