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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concatenate | linked together |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
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| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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