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17 Cards in this Set
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Tenet
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noun: a principle, doctrine, or belief held as a truth by a group
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Tentative
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adj: made, done or proposed experimentally; not definite or final; indicating timidity, hesitancy, or uncertainty
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Terse
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aj: using only a few words but clear and to the point; polished
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Threadbare
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adj: with the nap worn down so that the threads show; frayed or shabby; used so often that it is stale
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Thwart
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verb: to oppose drectly; to baffle; to block; to frustrate
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Tirade
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noun: a long, angry or scolding speech; a harangue
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Trepidation
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noun: a trembling; apprehension; a state of alarm and dread
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Turbulence
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noun: violent motion; disorder; excitement
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Unassailable
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adj: not liable to doubt, attack, or question
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Undermine
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verb: to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
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Toothsome
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verb: attractive, including sexually; palatable, delicious, regarding food (less used)
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Torpor
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noun: lethargy; sluggishness; apathy
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Transmogrify
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verb: to change, transform, alter greatly, and often with grotesque or humorous results
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Truculent
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adj: belligerent, scathingly harsh; vitriolic, destructive
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Turpitude
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noun: depravity; wickedness; inherent baseness and immorality
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Ubiquitous
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adj: widespread, everywhere at once; encountered constantly
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Umbrage
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noun: resentment at a slight or insult; offense taken
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