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 |
|---|---|
| sere | being dried and withered |
| hurl | rush |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| deify | to make a god of |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |