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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clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
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restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
indissolublenot dissoluble
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
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epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
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acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)