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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ravenousrapacious
cataclysmflood
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
penchanta strong and continued inclination