GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |