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 |
|---|---|
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| irate | roused to ire |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |