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30 Cards in this Set
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taboo
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1) any social prohibition or restriction
2) tacit or silent |
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taciturn
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1) quiet
2) not talkative 3) uncommunicative |
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talon
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the claw of a bird of prey or of an animal
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tamp
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to pound down with a series of blows
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tamper
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interfere or meddle
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tangential
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diverging or digressing
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tardy
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slow in moving or acting
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target
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goal
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tarnished
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1) sullied
2) besmirched |
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taunt
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1) jeer at
2) mock 3) to drive or provoke by mocking |
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taut
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tightly stretched
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tautology
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redundancy
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tawdry
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cheap, gawdy, showy
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temerity
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1) foolish or rash boldness
2) foolhardiness |
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temperance
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1) moderation
2) self-restraint |
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temperate
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1) moderate in indulging the appetite
2) abstemious in the use of alcohol |
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tenacity
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persistency
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tendentious
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characterized by a deliberate tendency or aim
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tenuous
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1) slender
2) fine 3) flimsy 4) not substantial |
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terse
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1) concise
2) succinct 3) not verbose |
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thrift
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1) frugality
2) economy 3) careful management of one's resources |
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timid
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1) shy
2) easily frightened or intimidated |
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timorous
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fearful or timid
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tonic
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anything that invigorates or stimulates
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topple
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1) overbalance
2) fall from top heaviness 3) overthrow |
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torment
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1) to annoy, harrass, tease
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torpid
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dormant, sluggish
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torpor
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a state of dormancy, dullness, apathy
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tortuous
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1) winding
2) full of twists and turns 3) crooked |
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tout
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1) to solicit customers, patrons or votes
2) to give tip on |