GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| clime | climate |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| aver | to declare positively |