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 |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| homespun | spun or made at home |