GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| forebears | ancestor |