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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| Word | Meaning |
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| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
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| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |