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1
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Table

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(v) put down for future discussion

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Taciturn

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quiet; saying little

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Tactile

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concerned with the sense of touch

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Talisman

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lucky charm

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Talon

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long pointed nail or claw

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Tamp

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to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)

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Tangent

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going off the main subject- touching

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Tangible

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can be touched

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Tardy

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slow- retard- late- overdue- delayed

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Tare

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  1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing
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Tarnished

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made dull; spoil (reputation)

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Taunt

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mock; tease

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Tawdry

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of little value; gaudy; Tastelessly showy

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14
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Tedium

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boredom

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Teetotalism

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total abstinence from alcoho

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16
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Temper

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to moderate; soften

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17
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Temperate

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moderate

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18
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Tempers

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moderates

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Tenacious

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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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Tendentious

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dogmatic; biased

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Tender

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to offer

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Tentative

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not certain

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Tenuous

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flimsy; not solid; thin; rare; slim

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Terse

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concise; to the point

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Testiness

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irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]

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Therapeutic

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medicinal; curative

27
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Throwback

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exhibiting primitive- or ancestral- traits; A reappearance of an earlier characteristic

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Thwart

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prevent; frustrate

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Timorous

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cowardly; fearful

30
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Tirade

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stream of verbal abuse

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Titter

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giggle quietly

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Toady

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sycophant; flatterer

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Tome

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large book

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Torpid

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inactive; lazy; stagnant

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Torpor

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dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity

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Torrid

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hot and steamy

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Tortuous

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indirect; winding

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Totter

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walk unsteadily

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Touting

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advertising; supporting [tout (v)]

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Toy

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to play with

41
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Tractable

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obedient; dutiful; polite

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Tranquil

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peaceful

43
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Transcendental

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supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]

44
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Transcribe

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copy

45
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Transgress

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go astray; disobey; commit a sin

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Transient

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short-lived; ephemeral

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Traverse

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to move across

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Travesty

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parody; ridiculous error

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Trepidation

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fear

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Trilogy

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set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy = set of four

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Trinket

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something of little value; knick-knack

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Trite

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unoriginal; dull

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Trivial

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unimportant

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Truant

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Absent without permission

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Truncate

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cut short; curtail

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Tumult

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uproar; noise

57
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Turpitude

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depravity; corruption

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Tutelary

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serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]

59
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Tyro

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novice; beginner

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