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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |