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 |
|---|---|
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |