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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |