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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
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| intermediary | mediator |
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| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |