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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| orator | one who delivers an oration |
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| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
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| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
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