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 |
|---|---|
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| seemly | good-looking |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |