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
delveexcavate
mishapan unfortunate accident
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
judiciarya system of courts of law
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
randoma haphazard course
connivancethe act of conniving
perditioneternal damnation