GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |