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 |
|---|---|
| contest | strive |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |