GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

Random words

WordMeaning
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
reparablecapable of being repaired
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
mediateoccupying a middle position
sleeperone that sleeps
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection