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 |
|---|---|
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |