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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |