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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comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
communalof or relating to one or more communes
vendettablood feud
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)