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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |