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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| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
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| ponderous | of very great weight |
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