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95 Cards in this Set
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tacit
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* understood; not put into words
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taciturn
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habitually silent; talking little
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talisman
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charm
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talon
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claw of bird
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tangential
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* peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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tanner
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person who turns animal hides into leather
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tantalize
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tease; torture with disappointment
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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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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tatty
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worn and shabby; bedraggled
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taut
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tight; ready
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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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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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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temporal
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular
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temporize
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act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself
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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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tenuous
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* thin; rare; slim
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terminus
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last stop of railroad
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terse
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concise; abrupt; pithy
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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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thematic
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relating to a unifying motif or idea
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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; poor
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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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tiller
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handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)
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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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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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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; yer man
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tome
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large volume
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tonsure
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shaving of the head, especially by person entering religious orders
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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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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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tractable
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* docile; easily managed
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traduce
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expose to slander
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transcribe
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copy
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transfigure
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transform outwardly, usually for the better; change in form or aspect
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transgression
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* violation of a law; sin
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transient
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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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transitory
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impermanent; fleeting
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transmute
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change; convert to something different
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transpire
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be revealed; happen
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transport
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strong emotion
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trappings
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outward decorations; ornaments
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traumatic
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pertaining to an injury caused by violence
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travail
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painful physical or mental labour; drudgery; torment
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traverse
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go through or across
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travesty
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harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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tremulous
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trembling; wavering
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trenchant
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forceful and vigorous; cutting
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tribunal
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court of justice
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tribute
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tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect
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trident
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three-pronged spear
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trite
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hackneyed; commonplace
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trivia
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trifles; unimportant matters
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troth
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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
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trough
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container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.)
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truculence
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* aggressiveness; ferocity
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truncate
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cut the top off
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tryst
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meeting
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tumid
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swollen; pompous; bombastic
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tundra
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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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turbid
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muddy; having the sediment disturbed
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tureen
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deep dish for serving soup
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turncoat
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traitor
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turpitude
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depravity
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tutelage
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guardianship; training
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tutelary
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protective; pertaining to guardianship
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tyro
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beginner; novice
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