GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
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|---|---|
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
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| fleck | streak |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |