GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |