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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| haven | harbor |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |