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
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
florescencea state or period of flourishing
cerebrationto use the mind : think
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
derelictionan intentional abandonment