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tantrum
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n.fit of petulance; caprice
the child learn he could have everything if he went into a tantrum |
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taper
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n.candle
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tarantula
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n.venomous spider
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tarry
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v.delay; dawdle
we can't tarry if want to get to the airport in time |
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taut
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adj.tight; ready
the captain maintains that he ran a taut ship |
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tautological
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adj.needlessly repetitious
in the sentence " it was visible to the eye" , to the eye is tautological |
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tawdry
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adj.cheap and gaudy
he won a few taudry trinket |
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taxonomist
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n.specialist in classifying (animal)
dental records often enable the taxonomist to classifying animals |
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tedium
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n.boredom; weariness
we hope this radio will help you overcome the tedium of your stay in the hospital |
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teetotalism
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n.abstaining from alcohol
practice teetotalism |
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temerity
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n.boldness;rashness
do you have the temerity to argue with me? |
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temper
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v.moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen(steel)
try to temper your enthusiasm. |
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tempestuous
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adj.stormy; impassioned; violent
he has a tempestuous temperament |
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tempo
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n.speed of music
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temporize
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v.avoid commiting oneself; gain time
I can't allow you to temporize any further; i must have an answer today |
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tenacious
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adj.holding fast
i have to struggle tp break his tenacious hold onto my arms |
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tenacity
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n.firmness;persistence
police pursue the criminal with tenacity |
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tender
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v.offer; extend
i'll tender my resignation later today |
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tensile
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adj.capable of being stretched
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tentative
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adj.hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
we need a tentative plan |
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tenuous
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adj.thin; rare; slim
The alligence with our allie is held by a tenuous tie |
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ulterior
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adj.situated beyond; unstated and often questionable
you must have an ulterior motive for your behavior |
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ultimate
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adj.final; not susceptible to further analysis
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ultimatum
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n.last demand; warning
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umbrage
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n.resentment; anger
she took umbrage at his remark and storm away. |
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unaccountable
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adj.inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
i have taken an unaccountable liking to my work. |
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unanimity
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n.complete aggrement
we were surprised by the unanimity with which our proposal was accepted by the different group |
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unassailable
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adjnot subject to question; not open to attack
Her virtue was unassailable. While she waited for her husband to come back from the war, no other men have the chance |
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unassuaged
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adj.unsatisfied; not soothed
her anger is unassuaged by your apology |
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unassuming
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adj.modest
He is so unassuming that people sometimes forget how great he is |
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unbridled
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adj.violent
unbridled wrath |
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uncanny
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adj.strange;mysterious
Kenny has the uncanny ability of dying every show |
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unconscionable
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adj.unscrupulous; excessive
He found the loan shark's demand unconscionable |
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uncouth
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adj.outlandish; clumsy; boorish
She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior |
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unction
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n.the act of anointing with oil
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underlying
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adj.fundamental; lying below
the underlying cause of the failed product |
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undermine
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v.weaken; sap
the recent corruption scandals have undermined many people's faith in the city goverment |
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underscore
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v.emphasize
He underscore the importance of good nutrition to runners |
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undulating
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adj.moving with wavelike motion
the HULA dance features an undulating sea of grass skirt |
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unearth
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v.dig up
he was trying to unearth the treasure he burried years ago |
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unearthly
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adj.not earthly; weird
there is an unearthly atmosphere in her work that amzes the casual observer |
