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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institutesomething that is instituted: such as
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
punditpandit
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
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fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable