GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |