temperance

nounCommon GRE wordMore T words

moderation and self-restraint, especially in appetites

In a sentence

Temperance in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing temperance in a sentence.

The monk's temperance extended to every meal, which he kept deliberately small.

Synonyms

moderationrestraintabstinenceself-control

Antonyms

excessindulgenceintemperance

Keep going

understood or implied without being openly stated

habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech

only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point

perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped

to twist together into a confused or knotted mass

equivalent in effect or value to something else

to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something

needlessly repeating an idea using different words

Common questions

Temperance (noun) means moderation and self-restraint, especially in appetites

Here is temperance used in an example sentence: "The monk's temperance extended to every meal, which he kept deliberately small."

Common synonyms for temperance include moderation, restraint, abstinence, self-control.

Antonyms of temperance include excess, indulgence, intemperance.

Temperance is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.