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 |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| warrant | sanction |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |