GRE Word List

ABSTINENCE

the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable

The meaning of the word abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable.

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WordMeaning
bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
climeclimate
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
niggletrifle
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body