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

WordMeaning
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
cursiverunning
facileeasily accomplished or attained
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently