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Word of the Day : August 24, 2021
cryptic \KRIP-tik\ adjective
What It Means
Cryptic refers to something that is difficult to understand or that has or appears to have a hidden meaning.
// The children were stumped by the cryptic lettering that the gas company had marked on the street.
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Aired August 24, 2021
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