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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minatoryhaving a menacing quality
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
affinityrelationship by marriage