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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| provenance | origin |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |