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40 Cards in this Set
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Taciturn
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adj. Habitually silent; talking little; reserved.
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Tamp
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v. To lightly tap so as to force downwards.
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Tanker
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n. Ship, plane, or vehicle constructed to transport liquids in bulk.
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Tantamount
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adj. Equivalent in effect or value
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Tarry
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v. To linger; to delay; to dawdle.
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Tautology
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n. A repetition; something that is redundant; something that is always true.
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Tawdry
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adj. Cheap; shameful.
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Temerity
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n. Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.
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Temporize
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v. An attempt to gain time by postponing an action.
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Tendentious
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adj. Promoting a particular point of view; biased; having a definite purpose.
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Tenon
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v. To join; to fasten securely.
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Tensile
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adj. Able to be stretched and manipulated; capable of being stretched.
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Tepid
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adj. Barely warm.
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Thespian
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adj. Dramatic; climactic; exciting.
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Thew
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n. Muscle or sinew (usually used in the plural); muscular power or strength.
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Thresh
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v. To beat or strike, especially using a flail.
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Timorous
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adj. Fearful; timid; demonstrating fear.
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Titanic
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adj. Huge; of enormous size; gigantic.
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Titillate
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v. To tickle; to excite pleasantly; to excite agreeably.
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Toady
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adj. Obsequious; overly flattering.
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Tocsin
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n. A warning signal; a bell that is used to sound an alarm.
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Tonsure
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v. The act of shaving one's head, especially by persons who are entering a religious order.
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Torrid
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adj. Very hot; scorching; ardent.
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Tract
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n. A religious or political propaganda pamphlet.
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Tramp
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n. A vagrant; somebody who travels about aimlessly.
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Transcendent
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adj. Above and beyond normal limits; superior; surpassing; above the rest.
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Transcendental
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adj. Beyond common thought or ideas; unable to be understood by practical experiences; able to be understood through intuition only.
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Transmogrify
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v. To change with grotesque or humorous effect; to alter so much to the extent of being ridiculous.
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Travesty
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n. A fiasco; something that completely misrepresents the truth; a parody.
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Trellis
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n. A latticework onto which climbing plants grown and climb.
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Trenchant
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adj. Forceful; keen; effective.
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Trencherman
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n. A person with a big appetite; a person who eats a great deal of food.
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Tribune
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n. In ancient times, a Roman official elected to protect the interests of the common people.
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Triumph
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n. Victory or success; the attaining of a goal.
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Troglodyte
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n. A person who lives in a cave; a cave dweller; somebody who is secluded.
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Truculence
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n. Aggressiveness; cruelty; ferocity.
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Truncheon
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n. A nightstick carried by police; a cudgel; a baton.
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Tumid
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adj. Swollen; bombastic; pompous; exaggerated.
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Turgid
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adj. Swollen; tumid; filled with and under pressure from liquid.
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Tyro
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n. A novice or beginner.
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