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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| shambles | a meat market |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| consort | associate |
| application | an act of applying: |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |