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36 Cards in this Set
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To remove (as a parliamentary motion)from consideration
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Table (v)
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Implied, not explicitly stated
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Tacit (adj)
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not talkative, silent
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Taciturn (adj)
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To plug, to drive in or down by a series of blows
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Tamp (v)
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A repetition, a redundancy, a circular argtument
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Tautology (n)
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Cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent
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Tawdry (adj)
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The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
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Tenacity (n)
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Stubborn, refusing to give up or let go of something
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Tenacious
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Biased, showing marked tendencies
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Tendentious (adj)
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To offer formally
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Tender (v)
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Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak
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Tenuous (adj)
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Brief and concise in wording
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Terse (adj)
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Timid, fearful, diffident
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Timorous (adj)
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A long and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation
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Tirade (n)
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Sycophant, flatterer, yes-man
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Toady (N)
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Lethargic, sluggish, dormant
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Torpid (adj)
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State of inactivity or lethargy
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Torpor(n)
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A force taht causes rotation
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Torque (n)
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Scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried
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Torrid (adj)
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Winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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Tortuous (adj)
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relating to or causing torture
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Torturous
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To publicly praise or promote
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Tout (v)
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Docile, obedient, easily led
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Tractable (adj)
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unruly
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Intractable
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Fleeting, passing quickly, brief
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Transient (adj)
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The state of being transient
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Transience
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Mockery, caricature, parody
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Travesty (n)
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Imitate in such a way to ridicule
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Travesty (v)
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Sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut
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Trenchant (adj)
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Fierce, scathing, eager to fight
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Truculent (adj)
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Swollen
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Tumid (adj)
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swelling
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Tumescence (v)
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Muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil
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Turbid (adj)
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Swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate
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Turgid (adj)
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Depravity, baseness
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Turpitude (n)
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Novice, beginner in learning
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Tyro (n)
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