GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| amity | friendship |