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
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety