Gre Flashcards (T)

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tacit

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* understood; not put into words

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taciturn

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habitually silent; talking little

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talisman

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charm

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talon

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claw of bird

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tangential

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* peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

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tanner

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person who turns animal hides into leather

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tantalize

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tease; torture with disappointment

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tantamount

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equivalent in effect or value

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taper

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candle

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tarry

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delay; dawdle

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tatty

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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 repetitious

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taxonomist

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specialist in classifying (animals, etc.)

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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

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moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)

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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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temporal

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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular

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temporize

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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; persistence

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tendentious

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having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause

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tender

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offer; extend

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tenet

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doctrine; dogma

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tensile

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capable of being stretched

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tenuous

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* thin; rare; slim

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terminus

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last stop of railroad

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terse

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concise; abrupt; pithy

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tesselated

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inlaid; mosaic

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testator

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maker of a will

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thematic

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relating to a unifying motif or idea

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thrall

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slave; bondage

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threadbare

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worn through till the threads show; shabby; poor

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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

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

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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; demonstrating fear

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tipple

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drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently

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tirade

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* extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

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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

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right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc.)

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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; yer man

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tome

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large volume

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tonsure

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shaving of the head, especially by person entering religious orders

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torpor

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* lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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torque

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twisting force; force producing rotation

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torrent

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rushing stream; flood

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tortuous

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* winding; full of curves

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totter

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move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall

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touchstone

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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion

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tout

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publicize; praise excessively

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tract

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pamphlet; a region of indefinite size

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tractable

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* docile; easily managed

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traduce

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expose to slander

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transcribe

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copy

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transfigure

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transform outwardly, usually for the better; change in form or aspect

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transgression

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* violation of a law; sin

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transient

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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time

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transitory

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impermanent; fleeting

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transmute

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change; convert to something different

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transpire

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be revealed; happen

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transport

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strong emotion

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trappings

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outward decorations; ornaments

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traumatic

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pertaining to an injury caused by violence

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travail

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painful physical or mental labour; drudgery; torment

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traverse

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go through or across

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travesty

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harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tremulous

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trembling; wavering

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trenchant

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forceful and vigorous; cutting

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tribunal

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court of justice

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tribute

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tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect

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trident

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three-pronged spear

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trite

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hackneyed; commonplace

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trivia

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trifles; unimportant matters

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troth

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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal

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trough

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container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.)

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truculence

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* aggressiveness; ferocity

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truncate

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cut the top off

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tryst

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meeting

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tumid

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swollen; pompous; bombastic

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tundra

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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America

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turbid

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muddy; having the sediment disturbed

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tureen

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deep dish for serving soup

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turncoat

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traitor

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turpitude

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depravity

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tutelage

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guardianship; training

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tutelary

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protective; pertaining to guardianship

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tyro

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beginner; novice