GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |