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 |
|---|---|
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |