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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| osseous | bony |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |