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BOX 27 Flashcards

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sedative

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calming drug

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stanch

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check the flow of blood

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stanza

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division of poem

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static

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unchanging

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statute

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law

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statutory

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created by statute

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steadfast

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loyal, unswerving

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stealth

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secretiveness

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steep

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soak

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stellar

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pertaining to the stars

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stem

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check the flow

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stemmed from

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arise from

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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stereotyped

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lacking individuality; seen as a type

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stickler

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perfectionist

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stifle

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suppress

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stilted

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bombastic

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stint

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be thrifty; set limits

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stipend

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nominal pay for services

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stipple

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paint with dots

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stodgy

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stuffy (not receptive to new ideas); boringly conservative

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stoic

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indifferent to pain or pleasure

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stoke

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stir up a fire; feed plentifully; fuel

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stolidity

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dullness; impassiveness

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stratified

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divide into layers

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stratum

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layer of earth’s crust; layer of society

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strew

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scatter

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stricture

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critical comments

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strident

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loud and harsh

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stringent

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rigid

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strut

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supporting bar

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studied

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deliberate

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stultify

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cause to appear stupid or inconsistent

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stupefy

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make num; stun; amaze

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stupor

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daze; lack of awareness; state of apathy

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stygian

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dark

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stymie

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present an obstacle

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suavity

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urbanity; polish

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subaltern

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subordinate

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subjective

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inside the mind

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subjugate

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conquer

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sublimate

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purify

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sublime

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exalted; noble; uplifting

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subliminal

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below the threshold

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submissive

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yielding; timid

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully

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subsequent

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following

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subservient

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behaving like a slave

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subsidiary

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subordinate; secondary

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subsidy

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direct financial aid by gov.

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51
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subsistence

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means of support

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substantive

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essential

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subsume

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include

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subterfuge

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pretense

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subtlety

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cunning; nicety

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subversive

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tending to overthrow

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succinct

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terse

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succlent

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juicy

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succour

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aid

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succumb

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yield

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suffragist

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advocate of women’s rights

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suffuse

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spread over

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sully

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tarnish

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sultry

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sweltering

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summation

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summary

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sumptuous

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lavish; rich

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sunder

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separate; part

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sundry

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several

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superannuated

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retired or disqualified because of age

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supercilious

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contemptuous; haughty

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supererogatory

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superfluous; more than needed

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superficial

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trivial; shallow

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superfluous

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excessive

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superimpose

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place over something else

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supernumerary

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extra

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supine

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lying on back

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supplant

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replace

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supple

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flexible; pliant

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suppliant

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making a plea to someone in power; entreating; beseeching

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supplicate

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petition humbly

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suppositious

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based on assumption

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surfeit

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satiate

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surly

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rude; cross

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surmise

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guess

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surmount

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overcome

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surpassed

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exceed

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surreptitious

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secret

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surrogate

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surrogate

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surveillance

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watching

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susceptible

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impressionable; having little resistance to disease

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sustain

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experience; nourish; support

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sustenance

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means of support

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suture

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stitches to hold the edges of a wound

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swarthy

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dark; dusky

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swathe

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wrap around; bandage

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swelter

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be oppressed by heat

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swerve

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deviate; turn sharply

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swill

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drink greedily

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swindler

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cheat

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sybarite

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lover of luxury

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sycophant

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servile flatterer

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syllogism

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form of reasoning in with two premises but conclusion of these two is invalid; specious argument

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sylvan

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rustic; pertaining to the woods

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symbiosis

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interdependent relationship often mutually beneficial

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symmetry

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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained

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synchronous

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similarly timed

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synoptic

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providing a general overview; summary

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synthesis

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combining parts into a whole

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synthetic

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from synthesis; artificial

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taciturn

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disinclined to talk

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tactile

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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

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tainted

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contaminated

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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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tangible

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real; palpable;able to be touched

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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 with disappointment

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tantamount

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equal

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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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tarantula

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poisonous spider

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tarry

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delay; dawdle (waste time)

123
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taut

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tight; ready (captain and his taut ship)

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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 classification

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