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74 Cards in this Set
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Twain |
Two |
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Tutelage |
Instruction |
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Turpitude |
Baseness, shameful behaviour |
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Turmoil |
Confusion |
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Turgid |
Swollen |
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Turbid |
Muddy, unclear |
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Tumult |
Great noise and confusion |
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Tumid |
Swollen, bulging |
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Tryst |
A secret meeting |
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Truncheon |
A club |
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Truculent |
Savage, brutal, cruel |
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Truckle |
To submit, to yield |
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Trivia |
Matters or things that are very unimportant, trivialities. |
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Trangression |
Violation of a rule or law |
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Transcendental |
Supernatural, going beyond ordinary experience or belief |
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Transcend |
To go beyond, to overcome |
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Traduce |
To speak badly of, to slander |
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Touchstone |
Standard, a test or criterion for quality |
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Torso |
The human body excluding the head and the limbs |
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Torsion |
Twisting, bending |
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Torpid |
Inactive, sluggish |
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Toothsome |
Tasty |
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Tome |
Large, heavy book |
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Trite |
Worn out, stale, commonplace |
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Tribute |
A gift, an acknowledgement to show admiration |
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Tribulation |
Trouble |
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Trepidation |
Fear, alarm |
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Trenchant |
Keen or incisive, vigorous, effective |
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Tremulous |
Trembling, quivering |
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Treble |
Three times as much |
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Treatise |
A book or writing about some particular subject |
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Travesty |
An absurd or inadequate imitation |
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Travail |
Very hard work, intense pain |
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Trappings |
Articles of dress, equipment |
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Transpire |
To be revealed or become unknown, to occur |
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Transmute |
To transform |
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Titter |
To laugh in a self conscious or nervous way |
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Titillate |
To tickle, to excite agreeably |
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Tinge |
A faint colour, a trace |
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Timorous |
Fearful, cowardly |
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Thwart |
To prevent or hinder |
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Throng |
A crowd |
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Throes |
A violent struggle, pains, agony |
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Threnody |
A funeral song |
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Thrall |
A slave |
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Thespian |
An actor |
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Testy |
Irritable |
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Terse |
Brief, to the point |
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Terpsichorean |
Pertaining to dancing |
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Terminus |
A boundary, a limit |
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Tepid |
Lukewarm |
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Tenuous |
Slender, flimsy, without substance |
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Tentative |
For the time being, experimental |
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Tensile |
Capable of being stretched, elastic |
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Tenet |
A doctrine, a belief |
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Tendentious |
Biased, favouring a cause |
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Tenacious |
Stubborn |
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Tawny |
Yellowish brown |
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Tawdry |
Cheap, showy, flashy |
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Taut |
Tight, tense |
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Taurine |
Like a bull |
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Tarry |
To linger, to delay |
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Tarnish |
To soil, to discolor, to stain |
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Tarn |
A small lake or pool |
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Tantamount |
Equivalent to |
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Tantalize |
To tease or torment |
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Tangible |
Real, capable of being touched |
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Talisman |
A good luck charm |
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Taint |
To infect, to harm a person's reputation |
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Tacit |
Silent, not expessed |
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Temerity |
Reckless, boldness, rashness |
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Teeming |
Overfilled, pouring out |
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Taboo |
Forbidden, unacceptable |
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Tableau |
Dramatic scene or picture |