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
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground