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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| crass | gross |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |