GRE Word List

CRYPT

a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground

The meaning of the word crypt is a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground.

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apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
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deliriuman acute (see acute
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
caterto provide a supply of food
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art