GRE Word List

MONASTIC

of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns

The meaning of the word monastic is of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns.

Random words

WordMeaning
withholdto hold back from action : check
salineconsisting of or containing salt
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
donto put on (an article of clothing)
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
bitinghaving the power to bite
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo