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 |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| lax | loose |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |