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 |
|---|---|
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |