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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
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| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
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| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |