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GRE Barron's 45-46 Flashcards

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submissive

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yielding; timid. When he refused to permit Elizabeth to marry her poet, Mr. Barrett expected her to be properly submissive; instead, she eloped with the guy!

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury). In The Godfather, the mobsters used bribery and threats to suborn the witnesses against Don Michael Corleone.

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subservient

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behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious. She was proud and dignified; she refused to be subservient to anyone.

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subsidiary

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subordinate; secondary. This information may be used a subsidiary evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument.

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subsistence

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existence; means of support; livelihood. In those days of inflated prices, my salary provided a mere subsistence.

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subterfuge

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pretense; evasion. As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement of your candidacy.

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subtlety

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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy. Never obvious, she expressed herself with such subtlety that her remarks went right over the heads of most of her audience.

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succinct

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brief; terse; compact. Don’t bore your audience with excess verbiage: be succinct.

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succulent

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juicy; full of richness. To some people, Florida citrus fruits are more succulent than those from California.

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suffuse

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spread over. A blush suffused her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair.

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sully

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tarnish; soil; 汚す、傷つける、泥を塗る. He felt that it was beneath his dignity to sully his hands in such menial labor.

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sultry

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sweltering; 蒸し暑い、官能的な. He could not adjust himself to the sultry climate of the tropics.

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sumptuous

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lavish; rich. I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.

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sunder

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separate; part. Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered.

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superannuated

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retired or disqualified because of age. Don’t call me superannuated; I can still perform a good day’s work!

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supercilious

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arrogant; condescending; patronizing. The supercilious headwaiter sneered at customers who he thought did not fit the image of a restaurant catering to an ultrafashionable crowd.

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supererogatory

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superfluous; more than needed or demanded. We have more than enough witnesses to corroborate your statement; to present any more would be supererogatory.

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superfluous

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excessive; overabundant, unnecessary. Please try not to include so many superfluous details in your report; just give me the bare facts.

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superimpose

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place over something else. Your attempt to superimpose another agency in this field will merely increase the bureaucratic nature of our government.

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supernumerary

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person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra. His first appearance on the stage was as a supernumerary in a Shakespearean tragedy.

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supple

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flexible; pliant. Years of yoga exercises made Grace’s body supple.

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suppositious

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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical. I find no similarity between your suppositious illustration and the problem we are facing.

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surfeit

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satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything. Every Thanksgiving we are surfeited with an overabundance of holiday treats.

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surly

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rude; cross. Because of his surly attitude, many people avoided his company.

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surmise

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guess. I surmise that he will be late for this meeting.

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surmount

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overcome. I know you can surmount any difficulties that may stand in the way of your getting an education.

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surreptitious

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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden. Hoping to discover where his mom had hidden the Christmas presents, Timmy took a surreptitious peek into the master bedroom closet.

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surrogate

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substitute. For a fatherless child, a male teacher may become a father surrogate.

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susceptible

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impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to. Said the patent medicine man to his very susceptible customer: “Buy this new miracle drug, and you will no longer be susceptible to the common cold.”

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sustain

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experience; support; nourish. He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to sustain his growing family.

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sustenance

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means of support, food, nourishment. In the tropics, the natives find sustenance easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees.

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swarthy

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dark; dusky. Despite the stereotype, not all Italians are swarthy; many are fair and blond.

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swathe

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wrap around; bandage. When I visited him in the hospital, I found him swathed in bandages.

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swelter

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be opposed by heat. I am going to buy an air conditioning until for my apartment as I do not intend to swelter through another hot and humid summer.

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swerve

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deviate; turn aside sharply. The car swerved wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel.

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swindler

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cheat. She was gullible and trusting, an easy victim for the first swindler who came along.

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sybarite

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lover of luxury. Rich people are not always sybarites; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury.

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sycophant

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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man. Fed up with the toadies and brownnosers who made up his entourage, the star cried, “Get out, all of you! I’m sick of sycophants!”

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symbiosis

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interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial. Both the crocodile bird and the crocodile derive benefit from their symbiosis; pecking away at food particles embedded in the crocodile’s teeth, the bird derives nourishment; the crocodile, meanwhile, derives proper dental hygiene.

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synchronous

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similarly timed; simultaneous with. We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made synchronous discoveries.

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synoptic

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providing a general overview; summary. The professor turned to the latest issue of Dissertation Abstracts for a synoptic account of what was new in the field.

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synthesis

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combining parts into a whole. Now that we have succeeded in isolating this drug, our next problem is to plan its synthesis in the laboratory.

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taciturn

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habitually silent; talking little. The stereotypical cowboy is a taciturn soul, answering lengthy questions with a “Yep” or “Nope.”

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taint

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contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad. One speck of dirt on your utensils may contain enough germs to taint an entire batch of preserves.

45
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tantalize

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tease; torture with disappointment. Tom loved to tantalize his younger brother with candy; he knew the boy was forbidden to have it.

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tantamount

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equivalent in effect or value. Because so few Southern blacks could afford to pay the poll tax, the imposition of this tax on prospective voters was tantamount to disenfranchisement for black voters.

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tantrum

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fit of petulance; caprice; 〔子どもじみた〕かんしゃく［怒り］の爆発. The child learned that he could have almost anything if he went into tantrums.

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tarry

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delay; dawdle. We can’t tarry if we want to get to the airport on time.

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tatty

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worn and shabby; bedraggled; くたびれた、ぼろの、みすぼらしい. Cinderella’s stepsisters sneered at her in her frayed apron and tatty old gown.

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taut

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tight; ready. The captain maintained that he ran a taut ship.

51
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tawdry

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cheap and gaudy; 派手で安っぽい. He won a few tawdry trinkets at Coney Island.

52
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tedium

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boredom; weariness. We hope this new Game Boy will help you overcome the tedium of your stay in the hospital.

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teetotalism

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practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks. Though the doctor warned Bert to cut down his booze intake, she didn’t insist that he practice teetotalism.

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temerity

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boldness; rashness. Do you have the temerity to argue with me?

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temper

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moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel). Not even her supervisor’s grumpiness could temper Nancy’s enthusiasm for her new job.

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temperament

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characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess. Although the twins look alike, the differ markedly in temperament: Tod is calm, but Rod is excitable.

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temperate

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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature. Try to be temperate in your eating this holiday season; if you control your appetite, you won’t gain too much weight.

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tempestuous

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stormy; impassioned; violent. Racket-throwing tennis star John McEnroe was famed for his displays of tempestuous temperament.

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temporize

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act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself. Ordered by King John to drive Robin Hood out of Sherwood Forest, the sheriff temporized, hoping to put off any confrontation with the outlaw band.

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tenacious

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holding fast. I had to struggle to break his tenacious hold on my arm.

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tenacity

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firmness; persistence. Jean Valjean could not believe the tenacity of Inspector Javert. Here all Valjean had done was to steal a loaf of bread, and the inspector had pursued him doggedly for 20 years.

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tendentious

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having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause. The editorials in this periodical are tendentious rather than truth-seeking.

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tender

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offer; extend. Although no formal charges had been made against him, in the wake of the recent scandal the mayor felt he should tender his resignation.

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tensile

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capable of being stretched. Mountain climbers must know the tensile strength of their ropes.

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tentative

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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive. Unsure of his welcome at the Christmas party, Scrooge took a tentative step into his nephew’s drawing room.

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tepid

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lukewarm; 熱意に欠ける、ぬるい. To avoid scalding the baby, make sure the bath water is tepid, not hot.

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terminus

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last stop of railroad. After we reached the railroad terminus, we continued our journey into the wilderness on saddle horses.

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terse

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concise; abrupt; pithy. There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.

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tessellated

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inlaid; mosaic. I recall seeing a table with a tessellated top of bits of stone and glass in a very interesting pattern.

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testy

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irritable; short-tempered. My advice is to avoid discussing this problem with her today as she is rather testy and may shout at you.

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thematic

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relating to a unifying motif or idea. Those who think of Moby Dick as a simple adventure story about whaling miss its underlying thematic import.

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therapeutic

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curative. Now better known for its racetrack, Saratoga Springs first gained attention for the therapeutic qualities of its famous “healing waters.”

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thrall

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slave; bondage. The captured soldier was held in thrall by the conquering army.

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threadbare

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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor. The poorly paid adjunct professor hid the threadbare spots on his jacket by sewing leather patches on his sleeves.

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thrifty

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careful about money; economical. A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.

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throes

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violent anguish; 激痛. The throes of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.

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throttle

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strangle; のどを絞める、黙らせる. The criminal tried to throttle the old man with his bare hands.

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thwart

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baffle; frustrate. He felt that everyone was trying to thwart his plans and prevent his success.

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tightwad

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excessively frugal person; miser. Jill called Jack a tightwad because he never picked up the check.

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timidity

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lack of self-confidence or courage. If you are to succeed as a salesperson, you must first lose your timidity and fear of failure.

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timorous

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fearful; demonstrating fear. Her timorous manner betrayed the anxiety she felt at the moment.

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titanic

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gigantic. Titanic waves beat against the majestic S.S. Titanic, driving it against the concealed iceberg.

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titillate

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tickle; くすぐる. I am here not to titillate my audience but to enlighten it.

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titter

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nervous laugh. Her aunt’s constant titter nearly drove her mad.

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titular

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having the title of an office without the obligations. Although he was the titular head of the company, the real decisions were made by his general manager.

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