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36 Cards in this Set
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tableau
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vivid description, striking incident or scene
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tacit
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silently understood or implied
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taciturn
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uncommunicative, not inclined to speak much
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talisman
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something producing a magical effect
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tandem
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acting as a group or in a partnership
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tawdry
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gaudy, cheap, showy
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taxonomy
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science of classification
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technocrat
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strong believer in technology; techinical expert
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temerity
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recklessness
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temperance
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restraint, self-control, moderation
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tempered
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moderated, restrained
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tenacious
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stubborn, holding firm
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tendentious
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biased
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tensile
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capable of withstanding physical stress
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tenuous
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weak, insubstantial
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thrall
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a person in servitude, enslaved
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threnody
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a sad poem or song
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timorous
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timid, shy, full of apprehension
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toady
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flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man
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tome
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book, usually large and academic
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topography
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art of making maps or charts
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torpid
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lethargic; unable to move; dormant
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torrid
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burning hot; passionate
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tractable
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obedient, yielding
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trammel (v)
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to impede or hamper
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transfiguration
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a change; an exalting change
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transmute
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to change in appearance or shape
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travesty
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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
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trenchant
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acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
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trite
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shallow, superficial
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truculent
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savage and cruel; fierce; ready to fight
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tryst
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agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous
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turbid
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muddled; unclear
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turgid
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swollen, bloated
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turpitude
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inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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tyro
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beginner, novice
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