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

WordMeaning
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
wiltloose freshness; droop
sybaritevoluptuary
sojourna temporary stay
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature