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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |