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
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
uprightperpendicular
delugean overflowing of the land by water
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
gapeto open the mouth wide
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry