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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vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
rankrelative standing or position
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious