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Subvert

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to undermine, ruin, or overthrow

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Surfeit

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an overabundance or excess

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Susceptible

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easily influenced or likely to be affected

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Tacit

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using no words

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Temperance

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moderation and self-restraint

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Tenuous

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very thin or consisting of little substance

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Turpor

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state of physical or mental sluggishness

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Tout

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to promote or solicit

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Tractable

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easy to control or work with

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Transcend

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to go above and beyond; to rise above

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Transgress

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to exceed or violate

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Transpose

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to reverse the order of; interchange

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Unalloyed

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pure; complete

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Unprecedented

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having no previous example

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Unstinting

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very generous; bestowed liberally

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