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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| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
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