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 |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |