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 |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |