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 |
|---|---|
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| intermediary | mediator |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |