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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| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
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| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
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| congruent | congruous |
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