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 |
|---|---|
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| replicate | duplicate |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| beleaguer | besiege |