desist vs teetotal

desist is not an adjective while teetotal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desist	No	No	Yes	No
teetotal	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, teetotal is a hyponym of desist; that is, teetotal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than desist:

desist: choose not to consume
teetotal: practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

Other hyponyms of desist include fast, fast, avoid, keep off.

desist (adjective)	teetotal (adjective)
	practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

desist (verb)	teetotal (verb)
choose not to consume	practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages