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 |
|---|---|
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| paradigm | example |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| sibling | sib |