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67 Cards in this Set
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tantrum
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fit of petulance; caprice
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taper
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candle
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tarry
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delay; dawdle
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taut
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tight; ready, trim, tidy, well-disciplined, efficient, etc.
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy
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taxonomist
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specialist in classifying(animals, etc.)
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tedium
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boredom; weariness
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teetotalism
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practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
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temerity
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boldness; rashness
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temper
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moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)
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temperament
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characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess
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temperate
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature
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tempestuous
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stormy; impassioned; violent
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tempo
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speed of music
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temporal
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular
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temporize
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avoid committing oneself; gain time
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tenacious
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holding fast
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tenacity
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firmness; persistence
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tendentious
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having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
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tender
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offer; extend
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tenet
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doctrine; dogma
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tensile
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capable of being stretched
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tentative
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed, experimental; not definite or positive
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tenuous
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thin; rare; slim
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tenure
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holding of an office; time during which such an office is held
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tepid
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lukewarm
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termination
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end
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terminology
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terms used in a science or art
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terminus
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last stop of railroad
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terrestrial
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on or relating to the earth
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terse
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concise; abrupt; pithy
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tertiary
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third
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tesselated
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inlaid; mosaic
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testator
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maker of a will
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testy
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irritable; short-tempered
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tether
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tie with a rope
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thematic
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relating to a unifying motif or idea
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theocracy
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government run by religious leaders
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theoretical
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not practical or applied; hypothetical
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therapeutic
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curative
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thermal
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pertaining to heat
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thespian
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pertaining to drama
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thrall
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slave; bondage
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threadbare
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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
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thrifty
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careful about money; economical
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thrive
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prosper; flourish
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throes
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violent anguish
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throng
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crowd
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throttle
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strangle
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thwart
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baffle; frustrate
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tightwad
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excessively frugal person; miser
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tiller
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handle used to move boat's rudder(to steer)
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timbre
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quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument
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timidity
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lack of self-confidence or courage
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timorous
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fearful; demonstrating fear
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tipple
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drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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titanic (n->) titan
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gigantic
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tithe
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tax of one-tenth
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titillate
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tickle
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title
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right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc.)
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titter
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nervous laugh
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titular
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having the title of an office without the obligations
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toady
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servile flatterer; yes man
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toga
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Roman outer robe
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tome
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large volume; a book, esp. a large, scholarly or ponderous one
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