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topography |
n. physical features of a region |
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torpor |
n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy |
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torrent |
n. rushing stream; flood |
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torrid |
adj. passionate; hot or scorching |
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tortuous |
adj. winding; full of curves |
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totter |
v. move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall |
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touchstone |
n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion |
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touchy |
adj. sensitive; irascible |
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tout |
v. publicize; praise excessively |
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toxic |
adj. poisonous |
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tract |
n. region of land (often imprecisely described); pamphlet |
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tractable |
adj. docile; easily managed |
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traduce |
v. expose to slander |
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trajectory |
n. path taken by a projectile |
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tranquility |
n. calmness; peace |
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transcendent |
adj. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior |
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transcribe |
v. copy |
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transgression |
n. violation of a law; sin |
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transient |
adj. momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
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transition |
n. going from one state of action to another |
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transitory |
adj. impermanent; fleeting |
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translucent |
adj. partly transparent |
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transmute |
v. change; convert to something different |
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transparent |
adj. easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely |
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transport |
n. strong emotion |
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trappings |
n. outward decorations; ornaments |
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traumatic |
adj. pertaining to an injury caused by violence |
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travail |
n. painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment |
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traverse |
v. go through or across |
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travesty |
n. harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness |
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treacly |
adj. sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental |
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treatise |
n. article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
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trek |
n. travel; journey |
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tremor |
n. trembling; slight quiver |
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tremulous |
adj. trembling; wavering |
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trenchant |
adj. forceful and vigorous; cutting |
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trepidation |
n. fear; nervous apprehension |
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trespass |
v. unlawfully enter the boundaries of someone else's property |
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tribute |
n. tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect |
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trifling |
adj. trivial; unimportant |
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trigger |
v. set off |
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trite |
adj. hackneyed; commonplace |
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trivial |
adj. unimportant; trifling |
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trough |
n. container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc) |
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truculence |
n. aggressiveness; ferocity |
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truism |
n. self-evident truth |
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truncate |
v. cut the top off |
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tumult |
n. commotion; riot; noise |
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turbid |
adj. muddy; having the sediment disturbed |
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turbulence |
n. state of violent agitation |
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turgid |
adj. swollen; distended |
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turmoil |
n. great commotion and confusion |
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turncoat |
n. traitor |
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turpitude |
n. depravity |
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tutelage |
n. guardianship; training |
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tycoon |
n. wealthy leader |
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typhoon |
n. tropical hurricane or cyclone |
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tyranny |
n. oppression; cruel government |
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tyro |
n. beginner; novice |
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ubiquitous |
adj. being everywhere; omnipresent |