GRE Word List
TEMPER
heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
The meaning of the word temper is heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |