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Pat’s Word of the Day: Abstemious

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Will Ferrell’s ELF: the opposite of abstemious. Photo courtesy of Her Campus.

WRBH Volunteer and Resident Wordsmith Pat Ammon brings us a featured word of the day each Wednesday. Today’s word is…

Abstemious
/əbˈstēmēəs/
adj.
1. eating and drinking in moderation.
2. sparingly used or consumed.
3. restricted to bare necessities. 

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