GRE Word List
ENCIPHER
to convert (a message) into cipher
The meaning of the word encipher is to convert (a message) into cipher.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |