GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

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begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
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imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing