GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a 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 |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| facade | the front of a building |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |