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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WordMeaning
cringeto recoil in distaste
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
caterto provide a supply of food
flagrantconspicuously offensive
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
gapeto open the mouth wide
plumea feather of a bird: such as
unseemlynot seemly: such as