GRE Word List

CRYPTIC

secret

The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.

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WordMeaning
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease