GRE Word List
TEMPER
moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling
The meaning of the word temper is moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motif | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
| beneficent | kindly; doing good |
| comity | courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| panegyric | formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. |
| onerous | burdensome |
| ample | enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space |
| integral | complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part |
| goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
