GRE Group : River/Lake/ Sea

1. Archipelago(n): an extensive group of islands
2. Atoll (n): a ring- shaped reef or chain of islands formed of coral
Analogy: ISLAND: ATOLL:: utensil: fork (member and class)



3. Arroyo (n): a dry, steep-sided gully cut by a river or stream, or small stream of running water
4. Barge (n): a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers
Analogy: LOCOMOTIVE: FLATCAR:: tugboat: barge

5. Canoe (n): a narrow keel less boat with pointed ends, propelled with a paddle
6. Cascade(n): a small water fall especially one in a series
7. Cataract (n): a large waterfall
: an eye disease
8. Culvert (n): a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railway.
9. Delta (n): flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
10. Deluge: a severe flood
: a very heavy fall of rain
Analogy: DELUGE: RAIN:: blizzard: snow
: a great quantity of something arriving at the same time; a deluge of complaints
11. Dinghy (n): a small boat for recreation or racing, esp. an open boat with a mast and sails
: a small inflatable rubber boat

12. Drawbridge (n): a bridge, typically over a castle moat, which is hinged at one end so that it can be raised.
13. Fjord: a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley and found predominantly in Norway.
14. Galleon (n): large sailing ship used from 15th to 18th centuries
15. Inundate (v): flood (a place); overwhelm with things to be dealt with
16. Levee (n): earthen or stone embankment built to prevent overflow of a river.
Analogy: LEVEE: RIVER:: cordon: throng
: LEVEE: WATER: cordon: crowd
17. Leeway (n): the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course
: room to move: margin
18. Maelstrom (n): a powerful whirlpool
: a state or situation of confused movement or upheaval
19. Marsh (n): an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at any times.
20. Mire: marsh; soft wet ground i.e. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
21. Moat (n): a deep, wide defensive ditch surrounding a castle or town, typically filled with water.
22. Peninsula (n): a long narrow piece of land projecting out into a sea or lake

23. Promontory (n): a point of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake.
24. Quay: sharf; barbor; waterside platform i.e. a platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
25. Runnel: a small brook or stream; a gutter
26. Sextant (n): navigational tool used to determine a ship’s latitude and longitude.
analogy: SEXTANT: NAUTICAL:: forceps: surgical
: ABACUS: CALCULATE:: sextant: navigate
27. Shoal (n): a large number of fish swimming together.
: An area of shallow water; a submerged sandbank visible at low water.
28. Silt (n): fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited sediment
29. Tarn (n): a small mountain lake
30. Tributary (n): a river or stream flowing into a large river or lake
31. Tugboat (n): boat used for towing ships
32. Turbid (adj): (of liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.
: confused or obscure
33. Viaduct (n): a long bridge-like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railways across a valley or other low ground
34. Wake (n): trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before.

35. Wallow (v): roll in, indulge in; become helpless
36. Weir (n): a low dam built across a river to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow.
: An enclosure of stakes set in a stream as a trap for fish.