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).
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| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
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| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
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| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |