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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| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |