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 |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| prong | fork |