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 |
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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |