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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| demure | reserved |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |