Question

Read the sentence, and then answer the question.

"There is a cryptic ingredient in many of our modern improvements—we are awed and pleased without knowing quite what we are enjoying." What is the meaning of cryptic as it is used in the sentence?
A. new B. secret C. additional D. contemporary

Answer 1

B secret

the passage includes that "we are awed and pleased without knowing quite what we are enjoying" showing that there is something hidden.