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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verge | brink |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |