GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |