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31 Cards in this Set
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Tarry
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v. delay; dwaddle. We can't tarry for too long.
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Tatty
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adj. worn and shabby; bedraggled
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Tautological
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adj. needlessly repetitious.
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Tawdry
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adj. cheap and gaudy. He won a few tawdry trinkets at the rodeo.
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Tedium
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n. boredom; weariness. If you would add things to your schedule, you would not be plagued by tedium.
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Temerity
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n. boldness; rashness. Do you have the temerity to argue with me?
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Temporal
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adj. not lasting forever; limited by time. Will you sacrifice eternal life for the temporal pleasures of our time?
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Temporize
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v. act evasively to gain time; avoid commiting oneself. The commander ordered the troops to temporize their plans to confuse the enemy.
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Tenacious
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ajd. holding fast. I had to struggle, but I am tenacious.
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Tendentious
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ajd. having an aim; biased; designed to furhter a cause. The editorials in this periodical are tendentious rather than truth seeking.
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Tender
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v. offer; extend. The builder tendered a deal to the prospective home builder.
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Tenet
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n. doctrine; dogma. Do you accept all the tenets of your faith?
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Tensile
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adj. capable of being stretched. The cord was tensile, which was conveniet.
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Tenuous
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adj. thin; rare; slim. The allegiance of our allies is held by such tenuous ties.
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Tepid
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adj. lukewarm. To avoid scalding the baby, we used tepid water.
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Terminus
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n. last stop of the raiload. Do you plan to get off before the terminus?
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Terse
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adj. concise; abrupt. There is a fine line between terse speech and abrupt discussion.
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Tertiary
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adj. third
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Tesseleated
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adj. inlaid; mosaic. I recall seeing a table with a tesselated top that was rather pleasing.
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Testator
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n. maker of a will. My father has hired a testator to ensure the welfare of the estate.
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Tether
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v. tie with a rope.
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Thrall
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n. slave; bondage. The captured soldier was held in thrall by the conquering army.
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Tightward
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n. excessively frugal person; miser. Jill called Jack a tightward because he never picked up the check.
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Tiller
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n. handle used to move boat's rudder. The coxswain used the tiller to ensure that the boat was directed properly.
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Timbre
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n. quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument
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Timorous
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adj. fearful; demonstrating fear. Although she tried to conceral her timorous, it was apparent to all that she was needlessly fearful.
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Tipple
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v. drink frequently. He found that his best years were spent with his buddies tippling at the local bar.
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Titter
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n. nervous laugh. Her aunt's constant titter drove her crazy.
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Titular
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adj. having a title of an office without the responsibility. Although he was the titular head of the company, the real work was done by the VP.
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Toady
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n. servile flatterer; yes mam. Never tell the boss anything that he doesn't want to hear. He likes toadies.
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Tome
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n. large volume. She spent much time in the libraries poring over ancient tomes.
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