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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glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
bacchanalorgy
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
understateto represent as less than is the case
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless