T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z Flashcards

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turn the tables

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let me change tack here.

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bordered on tactlesness

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taunt me

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tarts

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telltale signs

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turf advantage

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thereby

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tussling

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tossing out

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trilling laughter

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thoroughfare

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tiresome

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thoroughgoing

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trifle

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to trespass on

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tariff

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topical

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a technicality

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had been able to tally

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taxed me (answers)

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trying conditions

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trumpeted

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in tow

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theirs had been a…

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tidy/untidy

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twig

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thwarting

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tangle

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trollop

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throngs of

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a beautiful tray

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to get off on a little tangent

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trite questions

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trample

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tug

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full tilt

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taunts of goblins

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is tingling

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tailpipes

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his or her tuition

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treading on any sore spots

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been ‘tampered’ with

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tweak these techniques

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thrift stores

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tepid demand

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Hitler’s thugs chose

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turpentine balsam

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a brisk trade

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an uncanny insight

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undignified death

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undue credence

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done anything untoward

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unsuitable

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to utter

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clearly unenthused

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penetrate unhindered

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unswayed

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unempowers

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umpteenth

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unheeded

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unmitigated

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try the utmost

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an unsubstantiated bluff

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unbeknownst

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unwavering

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unimpeachable

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unerring accuracy

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her visionary utterances

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votaries

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a valiant attempt

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come if his own volition

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hand into a vice

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verging on

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was ‘vetted’

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vicariously

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veer off course

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vested interest

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seemingly complex veneer

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we have to vet readers of

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had given vent to

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you’ve waxed poetic about

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a warbling piano

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wrestling with the inner demons

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Willow

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a whopping 50 percent

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what’s in it for him

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wistfully

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withstand

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to wallow in

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wailing

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wealth - the amassing of wealth

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wee village

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waist-deep

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whinging

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waged

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weary

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to wriggle - wriggling

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went their way

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wretch

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to wail

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under wraps

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whirlwind tour

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wiggled

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waning

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windowsill

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writhed

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wherewithal

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a wee bit tipsy

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a wee bit more to do

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writhing on their knees in pain

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more wholesome

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well worn tracks

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whilst still

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a whiff of her perfume

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the weir

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a watershed event

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in a long-winded narrative

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whooping it up

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whence came

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wear and tear from stress

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wheezed

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what he wrought

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I was yrying

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from yesteryear