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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|---|---|
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| ossify | to change into bone |
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| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
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| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |