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 |
|---|---|
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |