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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compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
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nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
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preternaturalexisting outside of nature
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