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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| viand | an item of food |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| rightful | just |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |