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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
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| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |