GRE Word List
TEMPERATE
having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
The meaning of the word temperate is having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature.
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| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
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| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
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| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| upright | perpendicular |
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