GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

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encircleto form a circle around : surround
apparentopen to view : visible
unbridledunrestrained
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
combustiblecapable of combustion
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
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