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 |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |