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 |
|---|---|
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |