GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |