GRE Word List

CULVERT

a transverse drain

The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.

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WordMeaning
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
missivea written communication : letter
nauseateto become affected with nausea
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
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