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 |
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| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| crass | gross |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| sheer | unqualified |
| sidetrack | siding |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |