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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WordMeaning
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
fraileasily led into evil
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
anthropologistthe science of human beings
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
besiegeto surround with armed forces