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 |
|---|---|
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| provident | frugal |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |