GRE Word List
CRYPTIC
secret
The meaning of the word cryptic is secret.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| asunder | into parts |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |