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.
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| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
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| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |