GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |