GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |