GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| comestible | edible |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
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