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Temerity

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Willingness to do something that shocks or upsets other people

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Tawdry

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Showy or gaudy but without real value

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Temperate

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Moderation or self-control

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Tempestuous

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Full of strong and intense emotions

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Temporize

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Delay making a decision or stating your opinion

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Tenable

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Reasonable

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Tenacious

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Keeping an opinion in a determined way

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Tenacity

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Determination to continue what you are doing

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Tenure

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Term

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Terse

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Using a few words

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Tertiary

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Third

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Threshold

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Beginning

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Thwarted

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Opposed successfully

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Timorous

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Nervous

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Tolerance

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Ability to bear something unpleasant or annoying

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Torpid

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Not active

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Torpor

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Lack of activity

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Torrent

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Violent stream of water

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Touchstone

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Established standard

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Tout

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Try to get people to buy in an annoyingly insistent way

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Tractable

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Easily guided or controlled

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Transient

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Lasting for only a short time

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Transitory

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Lasting for only a short time

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Transmute

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Change something into a completely different thing

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Travesty
Bad representation of something
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Treacle
Sweet dark thick liquid used in cooking
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Trenchant
Clear, effective and forceful
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Trepidation
Fear or anxiety about what is going to happen
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Trifling
Unimportant
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Trite
Cliched
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Truculence
Defiance
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Tryst
Meeting between two lovers (secret)
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Tumultuous
Full of confusion
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Turmoil
State of confusion
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Turpitude
Wicked
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Tutelage
Tutor, help, coaching
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Tyro
Beginner
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Tyrannical
Oppressive and cruel
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Ulterior
Hidden
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Umbrage
Offense
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Unallayed
Going strong
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Unassuming
Being quiet and showing no desire for attention or admiration
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Uncanny
Strange or mysterious
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Unctuous
Expressing too much praise in a way that is false
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Undermine
Weaken
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Underscore
Emphasize
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Unequivocal
Completely clear and very firm
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Unheralded
Not previously announced
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Unilateral
Involving only one group or country
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Unstinting
Generous with time money praise help
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Untenable
Unable to be defended successfully against criticism or attack
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Unwitting
Involuntary
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Unyielding
Unwilling to change something
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Upbraid
Scold
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Upheaval
Great Change causing much difficulty
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Utopian
Unrealistic
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Vacillate
Waver
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Vacuous
Empty
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Vagabond
Person who has no home, travels from place to place
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Vagrant
Person without a settled home or regular work
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Vapid
Dull
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Variegated
Having a pattern of different colors or marks
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Veer
Change directions or courses
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Vehement
Passionate
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Venal
Ready to accept money for doing dishonest acts
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Vendetta
Feud
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Venerable
Respected
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Venerate
Respect deeply
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Veracity
Quality of being true
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Verbiage
Use of too many words
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Verbose
Using or containing more words than are needed
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Verdant
Covered with healthy green plants or grass
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Verisimilitude
Quality of seeming true
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Vernacular
Language spoken in a particular country or region
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Verve
Enthusiasm or spirit
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Vex
Anger or annoy
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Viable
Practical
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Vicissitude
Change in ones circumstances
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Vigilant
Looking out for possible danger, trouble
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Vile
Extremely disgusting
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Vilify
Say evil or insulting things about
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Vindictive
Revengeful, vengeful
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Virtuous
Having or showing moral value
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Virulent
Malicious
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Visage
Persons face
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Visceral
Based on deep feelings and emotional reactions
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Viscous
Thick and sticky
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Vitiate
Spoil something
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Vituperate
Use abusive language or bitter criticism
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Vociferous
Loud or noisy
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Volatile
Likely To change suddenly
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Voluble
Speaking a lot
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Voluminous
Great in quantity
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Voracious
Eating or craving food in large quantities
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Vouchsafe
To give
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Waiver
Disclaimer, contract
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Wariness
Suspicion
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Warrant
Guarantee
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Watershed
Turning point in a course of events
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Wayward
Selfish and difficult to control
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Whimsical
Fanciful
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Windfall
Unexpected piece of good fortune
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Wistful
Full of sadness or longing
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Worldliness
State of knowing and sophisticated in outlook
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Xenophobia
Racism
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Zest
Feeling of pleasure and enthusiasm

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