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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| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
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| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |