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 |
|---|---|
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |