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 |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |