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Nouns
(n)
pique
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temper
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irritation
a sudden outburst of anger
“his temper sparked like damp firewood”
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(n)
temper
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mood
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humor
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humour
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
“whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time”
,
“he was in a bad humor”
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(n)
temper
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biliousness
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irritability
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peevishness
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pettishness
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snappishness
,
surliness
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
“his temper was well known to all his employees”
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(n)
temper
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toughness
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
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Verbs
(v)
anneal
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temper
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normalize
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
“temper glass”
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(v)
temper
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harden
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
“temper steel”
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(v)
temper
adjust the pitch (of pianos)
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(v)
temper
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season
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mollify
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moderate
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
“she tempered her criticism”
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(v)
chasten
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temper
change by restraining or moderating
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