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54 Cards in this Set
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taut
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tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack
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totem
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animal; plant; or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole
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taciturn
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habitually silent; talking little
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talon
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claw of bird
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tantalize
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tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
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tarry
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linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle
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tatter
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torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
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taunt
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deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true
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tawny
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brownish yellow
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temporize
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gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself
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tenacious
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holding fast (as to a belief); persistent
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tenet
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doctrine; dogma
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tenuous
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thin; slim; rare
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tepid
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lukewarm; slightly warm; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter
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tether
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tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether
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thespian
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pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress
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thrall
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slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall
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thresh
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beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
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throes
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violent anguish
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throng
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crowd (of people or things); V.
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timbre
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quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
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timorous
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fearful; timid; demonstrating fear
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tipple
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drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink
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tirade
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long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation
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titter
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nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.
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titular
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of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company
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toady
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servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn
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token
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outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating
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torrid
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(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs
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totter
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shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
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tractable
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docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability
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traduce
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expose to slander
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transmute
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transform; change; convert to something different
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transport
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strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture
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transpose
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reverse the order or position of
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trappings
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outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank)
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travail
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strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth
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trenchant
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cutting; incisive; keen
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tribulation
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suffering; ordeal; distress; trial
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trite
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hackneyed; commonplace
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troth
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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce
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tryst
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meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet
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tumid
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(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous
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turbid
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(of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick
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tureen
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deep dish for serving soup
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turgid
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swollen; distended (as from liquid)
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turmoil
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extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil
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turpitude
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depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude
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tutelage
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guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction
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tutelary
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protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities
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tyro
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beginner; novice
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