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 |
|---|---|
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| append | attach |
| flighty | swift |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |