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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| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
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| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
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| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| malediction | curse |