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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commandeerto compel to perform military service
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
conducivetending to promote or assist
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring