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 |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |