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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supplicateto make a humble entreaty
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gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
fervidvery hot : burning
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
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