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 |
|---|---|
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |