GRE Word List
SOBER
serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
The meaning of the word sober is serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober.
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| temerity | boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work |
