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 |
|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |