Barron's Word List 46

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tantrum

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fit of petulance,caprice

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taper(n)

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candle

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tarantula

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venomous spider

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tarry(v)

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delay,dawdle

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tatty(adj)

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worn and shabby,,,bedraggled

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taut

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tight,ready

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tautological

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needlessly repititious

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tawdry

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cheap and gaudy

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taxonomist

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specialist in classifying animals

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tedium

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boredom,weariness

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teetotalism

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practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks

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temerity

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boldness,rashness

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temper(v)

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moderate,tone down,restrain,toughen(steel)

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temperament

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chchristic frame of mind,disposition,emotional express

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temperate

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restrained,self-controlled,moderate in respect to temperature

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tempestuous

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stormy,impassioned,violent

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tempo(n)

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speed of music

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temporal

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not lasting forever,limited to time,secular

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temporize(v)

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act evasively to gain time,avoid committing oneself

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tenacious

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holding fast

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tenacity

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firmness,persistance

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tendentious

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having an aim,biased,designed to further a cause

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tender(v)

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offer,extend

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tenet

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doctorine,dogma

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tensile

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capable of being stretched

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tentative

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hesitant,not wholy worked out or developed,experimental,,not definite or positive

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tenuous

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thin,rare,slim

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tenure

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holding of an office,time during which such an office is held

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tepid

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lukewarm

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termination

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end

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terminology

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terms used in a science or art

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terminus

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last stop of railroad

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terrestrial

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on or relating to the earth

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terse

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concise,abrupt,pithy

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tertiary

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third

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tessellated

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inlaid,mosaic

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testator

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maker of a will

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testy

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irritable,short-tempered

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tether(v)

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tie with a rope

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thematic

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relating to a unifying motif or idea

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theocracy

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government run by religious leaders

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theoretical

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not practical or applied,hypothetical

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theraputic

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curative

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thermal

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pertaining to heat

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thespian

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pertaining to drama

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thrall(n)

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slave,bondage

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threadbare

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worn through till threads show shabby and poor

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thrifty

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careful about money,economical

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thrive(v)

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prosper,flourish

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throes

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violent anguish

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throng

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crowd

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throttle(v)

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strangle

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thwart(v)

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baffle,frustrate

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tightwad

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excessively frugal person,miser

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tiller(n)

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handle used to move boat's rudder(to steer)

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timbre

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quality of a musical tone made by a musical instrument

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timidty

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lack of self cofidence or courage

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timorous

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fearful,demonstrating fear

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tipple(v)

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drink alcoholic beverages frequently

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tirade(n)

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extended scolding,denunciation,harangue

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titanic

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gigantic

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tithe

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tax of one tenth

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titillate

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tickle

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title(n)

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right or claim to possesion,,remark of rank,name of a book or film

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titter

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nervous laugh

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titular

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having the title of an office without the obligations

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toady

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servile flatterer,yes-man

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toga

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roman outer rope

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tome

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large volume