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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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |