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
comestibleedible
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
caldrona large kettle or boiler
precipitantprecipitate
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots