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
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
finishedentirely done
dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand