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.
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|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| stench | stink |
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| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
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| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |