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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lampoonsatire
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
outmodednot being in style
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense