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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| ensconce | shelter |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |