GRE Word List

CRYPTIC

secret

The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.

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WordMeaning
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
hovelan open shed or shelter
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
facadethe front of a building
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart