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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WordMeaning
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
calculatedapt
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as