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 |
|---|---|
| guileless | innocent |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |