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 |
|---|---|
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| charlatan | quack |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |