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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| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
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| throes | pang |
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| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |