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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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
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| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
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