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Tonsure
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n. shaving of the head, espescially by a person entering a religious order. His tonsure indicated that he was Budhist.
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Torpor
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n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy. Throughout the winer, nothing arouse dthe bear from his torpor; he would not emerge from hibernation until spring.
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Torrid
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adj. passionate; hot or scorching. Give me a torrid love affair, or none at all.
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Tortuous
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adj. winding; full of curves. Because the roads in Peru are so tortuous, it is unsafe to take buses on them.
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Tract
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n. pamphlet. The religious sect passed out tracts about their dogma.
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Tractable
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adj. docile; easily managed. Although Susan appeared to be a tractable young lady, she was wild on the inside.
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Traduce
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v. expose to slander. His opponents tried to traduce him.
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Transmute
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v. change; convert to something different. He was unable to transmute his dreams to reality.
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Transport
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n. strong emotion. She sings with such strong transport.
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Trappings
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n. outward decorations; ornaments. He loved the trappings of success: the limousine, the nice suites, and the company jet.
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Travail
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n. painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment. Shelby hated the seemingly endless travail of law school.
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Trenchant
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adj. forceful and vigorous; cutting. With his trenchant wit, Kyle could win over a crowd.
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Tribunal
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n. court of justice
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Troth
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n. pledge of good faith esp. in betrothal. He gave her his troth and vowed to cherish her always.
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Truculence
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n. aggressiveness;; ferocity. Tynan's reviewers were noted for their truculence.
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Truncate
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v. cut the top off. The owners of the home truncated the trees so as to be able to see the view.
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Tryst
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n. meeting.
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Tumid
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adj. swollen; pompous; bombastic. I especially dislike his tumid style.
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Turbid
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adj. muddy; having the sediment disturbed
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Tureen
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n. deep dish for serving soup
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Turgid
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adj. swollen; distended. The turgid river threatened the new river settlement.
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Turncoat
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n. traitor.
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Turptitude
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n. depravity. A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if he or she has been guilty of moral turptitude.
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Tutelage
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n. guardianship; training. Under the tutelage of Da Vinci, the young man learned to paint.
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Tutelary
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ajd. protective; pertaining to guardianship
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Tyro
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n. beginner; novice. Although we may have been tyros, we knew how to row a boat.
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Ubiquitous
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adj. being everywhere; omnipresent. That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous. There signs for it on every corner.
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