GRE Word List

SOBRIETY

the quality or state of being sober

The meaning of the word sobriety is the quality or state of being sober.

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WordMeaning
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
vieto strive for superiority : contend
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
defalcatededuct
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
strutto become turgid : swell