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
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
rivuleta small stream
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
momentuma property (see property
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid