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 |
|---|---|
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |