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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| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| modish | fashionable |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |