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 |
|---|---|
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| hirsute | hairy |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| mortician | undertaker |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |