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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WordMeaning
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
frivolousof little weight or importance
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery