GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |