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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| amity | friendship |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |