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tonsure
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shaving of the head, especially by person entering religious orders
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topography
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physical features of a region
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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torque
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twisting force; force producing rotation
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torrent
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rushing stream; flood
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torrid
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passionate; hot or scorching
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torso
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trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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totter
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move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall
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touchstone
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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
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tout
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publicize; praise excessively
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tract
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pamphlet; a region of indefinite size
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traduce
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expose to slander
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trajectory
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path taken by a projectile
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transcendent
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surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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