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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| succor | relief |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| convene | to come together in a body |