GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |