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 |
|---|---|
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |