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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| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| kismet | fate |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
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| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |