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

WordMeaning
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
communalof or relating to one or more communes
raga waste piece of cloth
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity