GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |