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 |
|---|---|
| imply | to express indirectly |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
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