GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
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| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |