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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| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
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| sanction | a formal decree |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
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| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
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