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Abstemious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Abstemious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /æbˈstiː.mi.əs/ (adj) not doing things which give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol, abstinent, continent, self-restraining, sober, temperate, self-denying, self-disciplined, moderate, ascetic, austere, teetotal: He is such an abstemious person! Antonyms unrestrained Parts of Speech Noun: abstemiousness Adverb: abstemiously