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 |
|---|---|
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| sheer | unqualified |
| unfrock | defrock |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |