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 |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |