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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| Word | Meaning |
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| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| significant | having meaning |
| modish | fashionable |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |