GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
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| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
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| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
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| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |