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 |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |