GRE Word List

REFECTORY

a dining hall (as in a monastery or college)

The meaning of the word refectory is a dining hall (as in a monastery or college).

Random words

WordMeaning
conceitfavorable opinion
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
unkemptnot combed
unassumingnot assuming : modest
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule