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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memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
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surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
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piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
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