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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deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
extol | to praise highly : glorify |
abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |