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 |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |