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
deprecateto express disapproval of
ramificationbranch
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs