GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |