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48 Cards in this Set
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tantrum
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fit of petulance
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tarry
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delay, dawdle
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taut
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tight, ready
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temerity
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boldness, rashness
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temperament
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characteristic frame of mind; disposition
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temperate
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self-restrained, self-controlled
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temporal
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not lasting forever, limited by time
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tenacity
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firmness, persistence
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tendentious
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expressing or intending to promote a cause or POV, esp. a controversial one
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tender
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to offer, to extend
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tensile
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capable of being stretched
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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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terminus
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last stop of a railroad
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testy
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irritable; short-tempered
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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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tiller (n)
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handle used to move boat's rudder
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timidity
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lack of self-confidence or courage
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timorous
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fearful
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title (n)
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right or glaim to possession; mark of rank
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titter
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nervous laugh
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titular
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nominal holding without obligations
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taper (n)
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candle
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taper (v)
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diminish; reduce (towards one end)
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tatty (adj)
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worn and shabby; bedraggled
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tawdry (adj)
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cheap and gaudy
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taxonomist (n)
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specialist in classifying (animals, etc)
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tedium (n)
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boredom; weariness
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teetotalism (n)
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practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
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temper (v)
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moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)
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temporize (v)
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(1) act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself
(2) to temporarily adopt a course of action to conform to the situation |
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tentative (adj)
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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tentative
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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tenuous
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(1) weak/slight
"a tenuous link" (2) slender, fine, insubstantial "a tenuous cloud" |
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tepid
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lukewarm
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tessellated (adj)
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inlaid, mosaic
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testator
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maker of a will
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thrall (n)
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slave, bondage
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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 (n)
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excessively frugal person; miser
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timbre (n)
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quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument
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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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toady
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servile flatterer; yes-man
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