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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |