GRE Word List

CULVERT

a transverse drain

The meaning of the word culvert is a transverse drain.

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importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
culminationthe action of culminating
deifyto make a god of
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
entourageone's attendants or associates
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout