SAT Vocabulary Abstemious

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	abstemious Definition: restraint with regard to excessive drinking or eating Synonym: moderate
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	External definitions: ab·ste·mi·ous ( b-st m - s, b-) adj. 1. Eating and drinking in moderation. 2. a. Sparingly used or consumed: abstemious meals. b. Restricted to bare necessities: an abstemious way of life. [From Latin `abst mius` : `abs-, ab-`, away ; see ab- ¹ + `t mum`, liquor* , variant of `t m tum`]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ab·ste mi·ous·ly adv. ab·ste mi·ous·ness n.