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 |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |