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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |