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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disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
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levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
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convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
repastsomething taken as food : meal