GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

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WordMeaning
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
appriseto give notice to : tell
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness