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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |