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
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
rustleto make or cause a rustle
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
attentivemindful
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic