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.

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liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
distendextend
misadventuremisfortune
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
poreto gaze intently