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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| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |