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 |
|---|---|
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |