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 |
|---|---|
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| grudging | unwilling |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| modish | fashionable |