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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| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
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| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
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| machinations | an act of machinating |
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| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |