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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WordMeaning
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
assailto attack violently : assault
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)