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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| sleeper | one that sleeps |
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| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
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| scion | descendant |
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| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
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