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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| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |