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 |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |