GRE Word List
CLOISTER
a monastic establishment
The meaning of the word cloister is a monastic establishment.
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engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
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