Gmat Vocab 9

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saturate

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(v.) soak thoroughly; drench

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saturnine

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(adj.) gloomy, sluggish

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saunter

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(v.) to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll

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savant

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(n.) one who is intelligent

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savor

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(v.) to receive pleasure from; to enjoy with appreciation; dwell on with delight

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scanty

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(adj.) inadequate; sparse

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schism

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(n.) a division in an organized group

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scourge

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(v.) to whip severely

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scrupulous

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(adj.) honorable; exact

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scrutinize

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(v.) examine closely; study

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scurrilous

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(adj.) vulgarity

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sectarian

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(adj.) to be narrow minded or limited

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sedentary

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(adj.) characterized by sitting; remaining in one locality

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sedition

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(n.) a revolt

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sedulous

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(adj.) working diligently; persistent

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seethe

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(v.) to be violently disturbed

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sequester

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(v.) to separate or segregate

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serendipity

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(n.) an apparent aptitude for making fortunate discoveries accidentally

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serrated

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(adj.) having a saw-toothed edge

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servile

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(adj.) slavish; groveling

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shady

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(adj.) a character of questionable honesty

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shoal

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(n.) a large group or crowd

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shoddy

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(adj.) of inferior quality; cheap

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sinuous

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(adj.) full of curves; twisting and turning

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skeptic

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(n.) doubter

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skulk

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(v.) to move secretly, implies sinister

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slander

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(v.) defame; maliciously misrepresent

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sloth

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(n.) disinclination to action or labor

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slothful

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(adj.) lazy

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slovenly

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(adv.) sloppy

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sodden

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(adj.) soggy; dull in action as if from alcohol

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sojourn

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(v.) to stay temporarily

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solace

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(n.) hope; comfort during a time of grief

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solemnity

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(n.) a deep, reverent feeling often associated with religious occasions

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solicit

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(v.) ask; seek

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soliloquy

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(n.) a talk one has with oneself (esp. on stage)

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solubility

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(n.) that can be solved; that can be dissolved

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somber

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(adj.) dark and depressing; gloomy

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soporific

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(adj.) causing sleep

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sordid

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(adj.) filthy; base; vile

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sovereign

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(adj.) superior

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specious

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(adj.) plausible, but deceptive; apparently, but not actually, true

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spelunker

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(n.) one who studies caves

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spendthrift

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(n.) a person who spends money extravagantly

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splenetic

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(adj.) marked by hostility

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sporadic

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(adj.) rarely occurring or appearing; intermittent

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spurious

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(adj.) not genuine, false; bogus

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spurn

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(v.; n.) to push away; a strong rejection

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squalid

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(adj.) filthy; wretched (from squalor)

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stagnant

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(adj.) motionless, uncirculating

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staid

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(adj.) marked by self-control

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stamina

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(n.) endurance

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stanch

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(v.) to stop or check the flow of; staunch

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stanza

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(n.) group of lines in a poem having a definite pattern

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static

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(adj.) inactive; changeless

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steadfast

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(adj.) loyal

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stigma

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(n.) a mark of disgrace

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stigmatize

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(v.) to characterize or make as disgraceful

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stipend

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(n.) payment for work done

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stoic

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(adj.) detached; unruffled; calm; austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

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stoke

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(v.) to feed fuel to; especially a fire

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stolid

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(adj.) showing little emotion

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striated

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(adj.) having lines or grooves

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stridency

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(n.) harshness or shrillness sound

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strident

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(adj.) creaking; harsh, grating

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stupor

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(n.) a stunned or bewildered condition

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stymie

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(v.) to hinder or obstruct

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suave

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(adj.) effortlessly gracious

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subjugate

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(v.) to dominate or enslave

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subliminal

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(adj.) below the level of consciousness

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subsidiary

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(adj.) giving a service; being in a subordinate position

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substantive

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(adj.) existing independently of others; a large quantity

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subsume

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(v.) to include within a larger group

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subtlety

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(n.) propensity of understatement; so slight as to be barely noticeable

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succinct

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(adj.) clearly stated; characterized by conciseness

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succor

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(n.) aid; assistance

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succumb

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(v.) give in; yield; collapse

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suffuse

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(v.) to overspread

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sumptuous

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(adj.) involving great expense

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sunder

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(v.) break; split in two

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sundry

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(adj.) various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct

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superficial

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(adj.) on the surface, narrow minded; lacking depth

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superfluous

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(adj.) unnecessary; extra

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superlative

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(adj.) of the highest kind or degree

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supplant

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(v.) to take the place of

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suppliant

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(adj.) asking earnestly and submissively

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suppress

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(v.) to bring to an end; hold back

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surfeit

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(v.; n.) excessively indulging; overindulgence

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surmise

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(n; v) a guess; to guess

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surpass

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(v.) go beyond; out do

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surreptitious

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(adj.) done secretly

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susceptible

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(adj.) easily imposed; inclined

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swathe

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(v.) to wrap around something; envelop

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sycophant

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(n.) flatterer

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syllogism

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(n.) reasoning in order from general to particular

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symmetry

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(n.) correspondence of parts; harmony

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synthetic

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(adj.) not real, rather artificial

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table

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(n.) a systematic list of details

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tacit

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(adj.) not voiced or expressed

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taciturn

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(adj.) inclined to silence; speaking little; dour, stern

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tantalize

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(v.) to tempt; to torment

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tarry

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(v.) to go or move slowly; delay

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taut

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(adj.) stretched tightly

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tawdry

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(adj.) tastelessly ornamented

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tedious

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(adj.) wearisome, tiresome

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teem

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(v.) to be stocked to overflowing; to pour out; to empty

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temerity

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(n.) foolhardiness

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temper

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(v.) to moderate, as by mingling with something else; to bring to the proper condition by treatment

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temperament

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(n.) one's customary frame of mind

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tenacious

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(adj.) holding; persistent

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tenet

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(n.) a principle accepted as authoritative

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tensile

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(adj.) undergoing or exerting tension

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tentative

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(adj.) not confirmed; indefinite

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tenuous

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(adj.) thin, slim, delicate; weak

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tepid

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(adj.) lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm; lukewarm

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termagant

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(n.) a constantly quarrelsome woman

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terrestrial

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(adj.) pertaining to the earth

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terse

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(adj.) concise; abrupt

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tether

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(n.) the range or limit of one's abilities; rope or chain used to keep a boat from drifting or an animal from wandering