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Truculence

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Belligerent
Scathingly harsh
Cruel
Destructive

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Torpor

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Inactivity resulting from lethargy or lack of energy or vigour
Dormancy
Passivity 
Lassitude 
Sloth
Weariness 
Enervation
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Tenacious : +ve

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Someone who never gives up
Tending to keep a firm hold on something
Strong
Stubborn 
Not letting go
Immovable
Retentive
Persevering
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Timorous

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Lack of confidence

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Terse

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Brief to the point
Blunt
Concise
Iaconic
Brusque
Succinct
Epigrammatic
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Travail

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Strenuous physical or mental labor or effort
Ordeal
Hardship 
Exertion 
(Eg: labor of childbirth)
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Tawdry

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Cheap in appearance or nature

Raffish

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Tome

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A large book

Publication

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Throng

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A large group of people gathered closely together
Crowd
Multitude 
Mob
Assemblage
Congregation
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Torpid

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Dormant
Inactive
Lethargic

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Torrid

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Intensely hot
Burning
Sultry
Scorching
Boiling
Parching

Passionate
Rapid

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Treacherous

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Involving in betrayal
Duplicitous
Infidelity
Perfidious

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Taut

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Stretched
Tight

Concise and controlled

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Thrift

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Frugal
Carefully utilising the resources or money and not wastefully
Prudence
Providence

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Tantalise

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Torment or tease someone with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
Tease
Entice
Tempt
Bait
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Tantamount

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Equivalent in seriousness

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Travesty

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False, absurd or distorted representation of something 
Misrepresentation 
Perversion
Distortion
Caricature
Mock
Burlesque
Parody
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Tortuous

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Mix of twists and turns

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Temperance

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Trait of avoiding excesses

Abstinence (restraining) from

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Tepid

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Lukewarm

Lack of enthusiasm
Apathetic

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Taciturn

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Reticent
Reserved
Secretive
Silent

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Trite

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Repeated too often
Overfamiliar through overuse
Banal
Platitude
Hackneyed
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Tempered

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Moderated in effect

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Tractable

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Readily reacting to suggestions and influences 
Docile
Easy to control and influence 
Malleable 
Amenable
Yielding
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Transient

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Short lived
Ephemeral
Transitory

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Thoroughgoing

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Very thorough

Complete

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Tender

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Offer up something formally

Kindness
Gentle

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Telltale

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Revealing

Betraying something

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Telling

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Significant
Important
Revealing

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Transitory

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Lasting a very short time
Transient
Ephemeral

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Thwart

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Prevent or hinder (the efforts, plans or desires) of

Prevent from accomplishing something

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