GRE Word List
TANTRUM
a fit of bad temper
The meaning of the word tantrum is a fit of bad temper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |