GRE Word List

CULVERT

a transverse drain

The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.

Random words

WordMeaning
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem