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 |
|---|---|
| savory | having savor: such as |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |