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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| braid | to make from braids |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |