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tempest
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a violent wind storm
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temporal
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lasting for a short time
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temporize
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to use delaying tactics behave so as to gain time
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tenable
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capable of being retained
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tenacity
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determination
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tenebrous
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dark
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tenet
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principal
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tenuous
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thin
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tenure
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The term during which some position is held
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tepid
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Moderately warm
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termagant
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scolding women
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terminate
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to bring to an end
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terrain
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area
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terrestrial
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Operating or living or growing on land
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terrible
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Exceptionally bad
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terse
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Brief and to the point
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testator
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A person who makes a will
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testify
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Provide evidence for
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testy
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Easily irritated or annoyed
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tether
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a rope or chain for confining an animal within certain limits
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