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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |