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 |
|---|---|
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| portly | dignified |