Word List 47 (Topography-Ubiquitous)

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topography

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n. physical features of a region

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torpor

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n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

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torrent

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n. rushing stream; flood

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torrid

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adj. passionate; hot or scorching

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tortuous

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adj. winding; full of curves

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totter

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v. move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall

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touchstone

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n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion

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touchy

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adj. sensitive; irascible

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tout

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v. publicize; praise excessively

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toxic

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adj. poisonous

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tract

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n. region of land (often imprecisely described); pamphlet

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tractable

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adj. docile; easily managed

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traduce

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v. expose to slander

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trajectory

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n. path taken by a projectile

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tranquility

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n. calmness; peace

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transcendent

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adj. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior

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transcribe

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v. copy

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transgression

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n. violation of a law; sin

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transient

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adj. momentary; temporary; staying for short time

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transition

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n. going from one state of action to another

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transitory

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adj. impermanent; fleeting

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translucent

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adj. partly transparent

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transmute

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v. change; convert to something different

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transparent

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adj. easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely

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transport

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n. strong emotion

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trappings

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n. outward decorations; ornaments

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traumatic

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adj. pertaining to an injury caused by violence

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travail

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n. painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment

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traverse

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v. go through or across

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travesty

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n. harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness

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treacly

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adj. sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental

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treatise

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n. article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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trek

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n. travel; journey

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tremor

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n. trembling; slight quiver

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tremulous

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adj. trembling; wavering

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trenchant

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adj. forceful and vigorous; cutting

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trepidation

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n. fear; nervous apprehension

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trespass

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v. unlawfully enter the boundaries of someone else's property

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tribute

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n. tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect

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trifling

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adj. trivial; unimportant

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trigger

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v. set off

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trite

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adj. hackneyed; commonplace

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trivial

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adj. unimportant; trifling

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trough

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n. container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc)

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truculence

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n. aggressiveness; ferocity

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truism

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n. self-evident truth

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truncate

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v. cut the top off

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tumult

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n. commotion; riot; noise

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turbid

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adj. muddy; having the sediment disturbed

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turbulence

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n. state of violent agitation

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turgid

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adj. swollen; distended

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turmoil

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n. great commotion and confusion

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turncoat

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n. traitor

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turpitude

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n. depravity

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tutelage

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n. guardianship; training

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tycoon

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n. wealthy leader

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typhoon

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n. tropical hurricane or cyclone

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tyranny

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n. oppression; cruel government

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tyro

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n. beginner; novice

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ubiquitous

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adj. being everywhere; omnipresent