GRE Word List
TANTRUM
a fit of bad temper
The meaning of the word tantrum is a fit of bad temper.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| steep | lofty |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |