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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| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
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| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
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| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |