Sat - Wordlist 25

Front 1

thrall

Back 1

slave, bondage, slavery

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threnody

Back 2

funeral song

Front 3

throes

Back 3

violent anguish, suffering

Front 4

throng

Back 4

a crowd

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throttle

Back 5

to strangle

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thyme

Back 6

an aromatic plant used for seasoning

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timbre

Back 7

the characteristic quality of sound that distinguishes one voice from another

Front 8

timidity

Back 8

lack of self–confidence/courage

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timorous

Back 9

fearful, timid

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tipple

Back 10

to drink (alcohol) habitually

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tiptoe

Back 11

to walk stealthily/cautiously on one's tiptoes

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tirade

Back 12

a long, vehement speech

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titanic

Back 13

gigantic

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tithe

Back 14

tax of one–tenth

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titillate

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to tickle, to thrill, to arouse

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titter

Back 16

a nervous laugh

Front 17

titular

Back 17

in name only, nominal

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toady

Back 18

to flatter for favors

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topography

Back 19

physical features of a region

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torpid

Back 20

dormant, sluggish, listless

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torpor

Back 21

sluggishness, inactivity

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torso

Back 22

1) trunk of statue with head and limbs missing2) the trunk of the human body

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tortuous

Back 23

winding, serpentine, meandering

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touchstone

Back 24

test, criterion, standard

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touchy

Back 25

1) easily offended2) very risky

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tract

Back 26

1) pamphlet2) a region of indefinite size

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tractable

Back 27

docile, compliant

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traduce

Back 28

to defame, to slander

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transact

Back 29

to carry on/conduct/complete business

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transcribe

Back 30

to copy

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transgression

Back 31

violation of a law

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transient

Back 32

fleeting, ephemeral

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transitory

Back 33

transient

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translucent

Back 34

partially transparent

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transparent

Back 35

premitting light to pass through freely, obvious, clear

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transpire

Back 36

1) to happen2) to leak out, to become known

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trappings

Back 37

outward decorations, ornaments

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travail

Back 38

painful labor, toil

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traverse

Back 39

to pass through, to cross

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travesty

Back 40

burlesque, caricature, comical parody, lampoon

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treatise

Back 41

an article treating a subject systematically

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tremulous

Back 42

trembling

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trenchant

Back 43

cutting, sharp, keen, forceful

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trepidation

Back 44

fearful uncertainty

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tribulation

Back 45

deep sorrow, affliction, suffering

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tribunal

Back 46

court of justice

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tributary

Back 47

a river that flows into a larger river

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tribute

Back 48

1) tax levied by a ruler2) mark of respect

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trite

Back 49

hackneyed, ordinary, banal

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trivia

Back 50

insignificant/unimportant matters or facts

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troth

Back 51

one's pledged word, promise

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troupe

Back 52

a group of singers/actors

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truckle

Back 53

to be servile, to cringe, to toady

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truculent

Back 54

fierce, savage, aggressive

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truism

Back 55

self–evident truth, platitude

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trumpery

Back 56

trinkets

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truncate

Back 57

to cut the top off

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tryst

Back 58

a meeting held by appointment, the place of such a meeting

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tumult

Back 59

noisy commotion, as of a crowd

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turbid

Back 60

muddy/clowdy from having the sediment stirred up

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tureen

Back 61

a large pot for serving soups/stews

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turgid

Back 62

swollen, distended

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turmoil

Back 63

commotion, uproar, confusion

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turnkey

Back 64

warder, jailer

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turpitude

Back 65

depravity, vileness

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tutelage

Back 66

guardianship, training, instruction

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tutelary

Back 67

protective, pertaining to a guardianship

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twofold

Back 68

having twice as much/many

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tyro

Back 69

novice

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ubiquitous

Back 70

omnipresent

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ulterior

Back 71

beyond what is expressed, implied or evident

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ultimate

Back 72

final, conclusive

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umbrage

Back 73

resentment, indignation, insult

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unassuaged

Back 74

unsatisfied, not soothed

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unassuming

Back 75

modest, unpretentious

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unbridled

Back 76

unrestrained, uncontrolled

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uncanny

Back 77

mysterious, unnatural, extraordinary

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unconscionable

Back 78

1) unscrupulous, unethical2) excessive, unreasonable

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uncouth

Back 79

uncultured, boorish

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unctuous

Back 80

1) oily, greasy2) too suave in speech/manner

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undercut

Back 81

to sell at a lesser price than a competitor

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undulate

Back 82

to move with a wavelike motion

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unearthly

Back 83

supernatural, strange, eerie

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unequivocal

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plain, clear, unambiguous

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unerringly

Back 85

infallibly

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unfaltering

Back 86

steadfast, sure

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unfeigned

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genuine, sincere

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unfledged

Back 88

immature

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unfrock

Back 89

to deprive of the rank/function a priest or minister

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ungainly

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awkward, clumsy

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unguent

Back 91

a salve or ointment

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uniformity

Back 92

sameness, monotony

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unilateral

Back 93

one–sided

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unimpeachable

Back 94

faultless, impeccable

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uninhibited

Back 95

free from the usual social/psychological restraints, as in behavior

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unmitigated

Back 96

not lessened or eased

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unobtrusive

Back 97

inconspicuous, discreet

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unsavory

Back 98

1) tasteless 2) morally offensive

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unseemly

Back 99

unbecoming, indecent

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unsophisticated

Back 100

naive, simple, ingenuous