GRE Word List

TEETOTALISM

the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks

The meaning of the word teetotalism is the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks.

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WordMeaning
retainto keep in possession or use
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
spruceto make spruce
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond