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
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
dourstern
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
aperturean opening or open space : hole
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting