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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| sentinel | sentry |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| puerile | juvenile |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |