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
expatriatebanish
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
replenishto fill or build up again
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold