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 |
|---|---|
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |