GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |