GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| dint | force |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |