GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

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covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
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irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable