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
sowan adult female swine
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
tantruma fit of bad temper
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction