T Flashcards
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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
12
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Treacherous
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Involving in betrayal
Duplicitous
Infidelity
Perfidious
13
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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
23
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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
Short lived
Ephemeral
Transitory
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Thoroughgoing
Very thorough
| Complete
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Tender
Offer up something formally
Kindness
Gentle
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Telltale
Revealing
| Betraying something
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Telling
Significant
Important
Revealing
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Transitory
Lasting a very short time
Transient
Ephemeral
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Thwart
Prevent or hinder (the efforts, plans or desires) of
| Prevent from accomplishing something
