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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entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
gustythe sensation of taste
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
potpourria mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent