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53 Cards in this Set
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tantrum |
n. fit of petulance; caprice |
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tarry |
v. delay; dawdle |
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taut |
adj. tight; ready |
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tautological |
adj. needlessly repetitious |
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tautology |
n. unnecessary repetition |
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tawdry |
adj. cheap and gaudy |
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tedious |
adj. boring; tiring |
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temper |
v. moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) |
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temperament |
n. characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess |
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temperate |
adj. restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature |
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tempestuous |
adj. stormy; impassioned; violent |
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tempo |
n. speed of music |
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temporal |
adj. not lasting forever; limited by time; secular |
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temporize |
v. act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself |
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tenacious |
adj. holding fast |
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tenacity |
n. firmness; persistence |
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tendentious |
adj. having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause |
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tender |
v. offer; extend |
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tenet |
n. doctrine; dogma |
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tensile |
adj. capable of being stretched |
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tentative |
adj. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
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tenuous |
adj. thin; rare; slim |
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tenure |
n. holding of an office; time during which such an office is held |
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tepid |
adj. lukewarm |
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termination |
n. end |
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terminology |
n. terms used in science or art |
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terrestrial |
adj. earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land |
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terse |
adj. concise; abrupt; pithy |
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testy |
adj. irritable; short-tempered |
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tether |
v. tie with a rope |
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thematic |
adj. relating to a unifying motif or idea |
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theocracy |
n. government run by religious leaders |
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theoretical |
adj. not practical or applied; hypothetical |
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therapeutic |
adj. curative |
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thermal |
adj. pertaining to heat |
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thespian |
adj. pertaining to drama |
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threadbare |
adj. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor |
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thrifty |
adj. careful about money; economical |
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thrive |
v. prosper; flourish |
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throes |
n. violent anguish |
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throng |
n. crowd |
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thwart |
v. prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat |
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tightwad |
n. excessively frugal person; miser |
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timidity |
n. lack of self confidence or courage |
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timorous |
adj. fearful; demonstrating fear |
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tirade |
n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue |
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titanic |
adj. gigantic |
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title |
n. right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of book, film etc) |
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titter |
n. nervous laugh |
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titular |
adj. nominal holding of title without obligations |
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toady |
n. servile flatterer; yes man |
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tome |
n. large volume |
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tonic |
adj. invigorating; refreshing |
