GRE Word List

ABSTAIN

to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice

The meaning of the word abstain is to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice.

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gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
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cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
machinationsan act of machinating
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bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
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