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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perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
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reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |