GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| evenhanded | fair |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |