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 |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |