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 |
|---|---|
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |