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Tacit

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Silently understood or implied

Synonyms: implicit, unspoken

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Taciturn

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Silent, not talkative

Synonyms: laconic, reticent

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Tact

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Consideration in dealing with others, skill in not offending others

Synonyms: courtesy, delicacy

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Tactile

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Producing a sensation of touch

Synonyms: perceptible, tangible

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Talisman

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Magic object that offers supernatural protection

Synonyms: charm

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Talon

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Claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

Synonyms: claw, nail

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Tangential

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Digressing, diverting

Synonyms: digressive, extraneous, inconsequential, irrelevant, peripheral

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Tangible

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Able to be sensed, perceptible, measurable

Synonyms: palpable, touchable

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Tantamount

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Equal in value or effect

Synonyms: commensurate, equivalent

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Taunt

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To ridicule, mock, insult

Synonyms: tease

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Tautological

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Having to do with needless repetition, redundancy

Synonyms: verbose, wordy

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Tawdry

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Gaudy, cheap, showy

Synonyms: flashy, chintzy

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Temerity

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Unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness

Synonyms: boldness

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Temperance

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Restraint, self-control

Synonyms: moderation

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Tempestuous

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Stormy, turbulent

Synonyms: tumultuous, blustery

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Temporal

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Having to do with time

Synonyms: chronological

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Tenable

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Defensible, reasonable

Synonyms: maintainable, rationale

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Tenacious

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Tending to persist or cling, persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual

Synonyms: stubborn, dogged, obstinate

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Tenet

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A principle, belief, or doctrine accepted by members of a group

Synonyms: canon

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Tentative

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Not fully worked out, uncertain

Synonyms: conditional

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Tenuous

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Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak

Synonyms: thin, shaky

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Tepid

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Neither hot or cold, lacking spirit

Synonyms: halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic

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Terrestrial

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Earthly, down-to-earth, commonplace

Synonyms: earthbound, mundane, sublunary, tellurian, terrene

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Terse

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Concise, brief, free of extra words

Synonyms: succinct, brusque

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Tertiary

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Of third rank or value

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Testimony

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Statement made under oath

Synonyms: account

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Therapeutic

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Medicinal

Synonyms: curative

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Thicket

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Dense bushes

Synonyms: coppice

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Threshold

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The point of entering

Synonyms: beginning

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Throng

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A large group of people

Synonyms: crowd

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Thwart

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To block or prevent from happening, frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of

Synonyms: oppose, foil, frustrate

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Timeless

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Eternal

Synonyms: ageless

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Timorous

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Timid, shy, full of apprehension

Synonyms: anxious, fearful, frightened

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Tirade

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Long, harsh speech or verbal attack

Synonyms: diatribe, fulmination, harangue, obloquy

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Titular

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Existing in title only, having a title without the functions of responsibilities

Synonyms: honorary, named

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Toady

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One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

Synonyms: sycophant, parasite

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Tolerate

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To endure, permit, to respect others

Synonyms: bear

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Tome

A

Book, usually large and academic

Synonyms: codex, volume

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Torpid

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Lethargic, unable to move, dormant

Synonyms: apathetic, benumbed, hibernating, inactive, inert

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Torpor

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Extreme mental and physical sluggishness

Synonyms: apathy, languor

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Torrid

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Extremely hot or passionate

Synonyms: scorching

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Tortuous

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Having many twists and turns, highly complex

Synonyms: winding, circuitous

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Touchstone

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Something used to test the excellence of others

Synonyms: standard

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Tout

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To praise or publicise loudly or extravagantly

Synonyms: acclaim, proclaim

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Tractable

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Obedient, yielding

Synonyms: acquiescent, compliant, docile, governable, malleable

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Trajectory

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The path followed by a moving object, whether through space or otherwise, flight

Synonyms: path, route, course

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Transcribe

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To reproduce, record

Synonyms: copy

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Transient

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Passing with time, temporary, short-lived

Synonyms: brief, transitory

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Transitory

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Short-lived, existing only briefly

Synonyms: transient, ephemeral, momentary

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Trapezoid

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A shape having two parallel and two nonparallel sides

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Travesty

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Parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

Synonyms: mockery

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Tremulous

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Trembling, timid, easily shaken

Synonyms: shaking, timorous, anxious

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Trenchant

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Acute, sharp, incisive, forceful, effective

Synonyms: biting, caustic, cutting, keen

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Trepidation

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Fear and anxiety

Synonyms: alarm, apprehension, dread, fright

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Triangulation

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A technique for establishing the distance between any two points

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Trifling

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Of slight worth, trivial, insignificant

Synonyms: frivolous, idle, paltry, petty, picayune

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Trite

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Shallow, superficial

Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, shopworn, stale, threadbare

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Trounce

A

To beat severely, defeat

Synonyms: vanquish, conquer

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Truculent

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Disposed to fight, belligerent

Synonyms: antagonistic, combative

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Truncate

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To cut off, shorten by cutting

Synonyms: crop, curtail, lop

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Tumult

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State of confusion, agitation

Synonyms: commotion, chaos, din, disturbance, turmoil

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Turgid

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Swollen as from a fluid, bloated

Synonyms: distended

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Turpitude

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Inherent vileness, foulness

Synonyms: depravity

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Tutelage

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Guardianship, guidance

Synonyms: supervision

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Tyro

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Beginner, novice

Synonyms: apprentice, fledgling, greenhorn, neophyte, tenderfoot

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