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 |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| calculated | apt |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |