GRE Word List

CULVERT

a transverse drain

The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.

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WordMeaning
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
decreean order usually having the force of law
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent