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 |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
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| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| environ | encircle |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |