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| Secret; having a hidden meaning. (In the ancient days, crypts were burial places which were often hidden below a church floor to protect the body and any valuables buried with the body from grave robbers.) |
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| Without attention to detail. |
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| Decay; decline. (In Latin, cadere means "to fall". Therefore, decadence refers to a "falling-off", and from there to "decline" and "decay".) |
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| To let the air out of; to reduce in size or importance. |
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| To describe in words; to sketch. |
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| Expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly. |
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