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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invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
rigto fit out with rigging
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
breadthdistance from side to side : width
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle