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 |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| calorific | caloric |
| acme | the highest point or stage |