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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| comestible | edible |
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| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| juncture | a point of time |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |