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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WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
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monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout