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

WordMeaning
manumitto release from slavery
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
tyrannyoppressive power
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
brackishsomewhat salty