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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beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
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ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
abjureto renounce upon oath
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference