GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| opulence | wealth |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| actuary | clerk |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |