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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| pummel | pound |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |