GRE Word List
TEMPER
moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling
The meaning of the word temper is moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling.
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motif | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
beneficent | kindly; doing good |
comity | courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations |
haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
panegyric | formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. |
onerous | burdensome |
ample | enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space |
integral | complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part |
goad | urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually |
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