GRE Word List
SLUICE
an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
The meaning of the word sluice is an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| unsavory | insipid |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |