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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pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
herbivorousfeeding on plants
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy