GRE Word List
ASCETIC
practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
The meaning of the word ascetic is practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline.
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peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
giddy | dizzy |
stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
crass | gross |
resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |