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
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
founderone that founds or establishes
overblownpast the prime of bloom
sciondescendant
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
grategrating