GRE Word List

CRYPTIC

secret

The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.

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WordMeaning
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water