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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
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| implication | something implied: such as |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
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| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
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