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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
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| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |