Word: Carousing (noun)
Definition: a large draft of liquor
Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carousing
Encounter: ” A literary visitor strolls in from the airport”, (Page 2, Paragraph 1). “But mr. self has been clean for 8 years or so, and some of the energy he used to expand o carousing now goes into epic hikes…”
Comprehension: I now comprehend this words meaning because this sentence has explained a characters cleanliness from liquor for 8 years and it has allowed me to better understand the concept.