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 |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| charlatan | quack |
| impediment | something that impedes |