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 |
|---|---|
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |