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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| cursive | running |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
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