ascetic

Day 27Level 2

uh-SET-ik

austere

one who practices rigid self denial; austere

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

abstinent, abstemious

Antonyms:

greedy, gluttonous, hungry

Example Sentence:

Doctors put Alice on an ascetic diet of fruits and salads.

Related Words

termination

ab-sizh-uhn

act of cutting off or removing

curse

uh-NA-thuh-muh

solemn curse; a loathed person or thing

indifferent

ap-uh-THET-ik

having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned

independent

aw-TON-uh-muhs

self-governing

pernicious

BEYN-fuhl

pernicious, poisonous

briefness

BREV-i-tee

being brief in duration; concise expression