GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
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|---|---|
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| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| distend | extend |
| outmoded | not being in style |
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