GRE Word List
MONASTIC
related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
The meaning of the word monastic is related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
| insensate | without feeling; lacking sense; foolish |
| muddle | confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion |
| jumble | mix in a confused way |
| bungle | mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior |
| insipid | lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character |
| dissertation | formal essay; treatise |
| labile | likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability |
| solstice | point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| authenticate | prove genuine |
