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
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
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acmethe highest point or stage
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skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority