GRE vocabulary
Abnegation
The act of rejecting, renouncing, or giving up one's own desires, rights, or interests
Example
"Her life in the medical mission was an inspiring model of abnegation, as she surrendered every personal comfort to treat the sick."
Etymology
From Latin abnegatio, from abnegare ('to deny, refuse'), from ab- ('away') + negare ('to deny').
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