GRE Word List
ABSTEMIOUS
marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
The meaning of the word abstemious is marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |