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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stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
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acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
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clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
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theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided