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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fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
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prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
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proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
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