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 |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| stilted | pompous |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |