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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |