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 |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |