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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prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads