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 |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| executioner | one who executes |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| abnegation | denial |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |