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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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |