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 |
|---|---|
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |