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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| acetic | vinegary |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |