GRE Word List
ABSTINENCE
restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
The meaning of the word abstinence is restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| indigent | poor; destitute |
| arable | fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
| perimeter | outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference |
| judicious | sound on judgment; wise |
| calamity | disaster; misery |
| ram | male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
