GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |