GRE Word List

CLOISTER

a monastic establishment

The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.

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WordMeaning
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
deploreto feel or express grief for
polyglotone who is polyglot
dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
strutto become turgid : swell
overtopen to view : manifest