GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
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| stilted | pompous |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
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| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |