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

WordMeaning
induceto move by persuasion or influence
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
gauchelacking social experience or grace
unassumingnot assuming : modest
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work