GRE Word List
TEMPERAMENT
characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
The meaning of the word temperament is characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| ramification | branch |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |