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 |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| solicitor | one that solicits |