GRE Word List
CULVERT
a transverse drain
The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
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| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |