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 |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |