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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asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
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sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding