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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |