SAT vocabulary
Ascetic
Practicing severe self-discipline and abstaining from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
Example
"The philosopher retreated to a barren cabin in the mountains, adopting an ascetic routine of early rising and fasting."
Etymology
From Greek askētikos ('rigorously trained'), from askētēs ('monk, hermit'), from askein ('to exercise, train').
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