GRE Word List
TANTRUM
a fit of bad temper
The meaning of the word tantrum is a fit of bad temper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |