Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

Cryptic

  1. a puzzle

  2. silence

  3. mysterious

  4. vault

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cryptic means having a hidden or ambiguous meaning that is mysterious or difficult to understand. Option C 'mysterious' directly captures this quality. Option A 'a puzzle' is what something cryptic might resemble but not the meaning. Option B 'silence' and D 'vault' are unrelated.