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 |
|---|---|
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| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
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| recast | to cast again |
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| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |