GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |