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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WordMeaning
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
loftan upper room or floor : attic
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
begetto procreate as the father : sire
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible