GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

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WordMeaning
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
sustainto give support or relief to
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
abbreviateto make briefer
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
concentrichaving a common center
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue