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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| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
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| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
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| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
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| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |