T-Z-2 Flashcards

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: equal to something in value, meaning, or effect

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tantamount

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: a book, article, etc., that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly

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treatise

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: to make (something) less severe or extreme

: to cause (something, such as steel or glass) to become hard or strong by heating it and cooling it

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temper

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: a stupid or foolish person

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twit

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: long strenuous fatiguing labor

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toil

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: boring and too slow or long

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tedious

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: cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others

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tyranny

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: to allow (something that is bad, unpleasant, etc.) to exist, happen, or be done
: to accept the feelings, behavior, or beliefs of (someone)

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tolerate

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: a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building
: the point or level at which something begins or changes

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threshold

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: a short fight or struggle

: an argument or a dispute

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tussle

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: the curved path along which something moves through the air or through space

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trajectory

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: to interest or excite (someone) in an enjoyable and often sexual way

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titillate

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: a taste sensation that is meaty or savory and is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (as glutamate and aspartate)

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umami

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: complete and total

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utter

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: agreed to by everyone

: having the same opinion

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unanimous

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: greatest or highest in degree, number, or amount

: farthest or most distant

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utmost

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: to ask people to do or support (something) in a way that shows that you believe it is very important
: to try to persuade (someone) in a serious way to do something

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urge

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: the quality of seeming real

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verisimilitude

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: a long journey to a distant or unknown place especially over water or through outer space

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voyage

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: an amount of difference or change

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variance

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: healthy and strong

: done with great force and energy

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vigorous

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: the property of resistance to flow in a fluid or semifluid

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viscosity

23
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of a liquid : thick or sticky : not flowing easily

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viscous

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: to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege

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vouchsafe

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: bad or immoral behavior or habits
: a moral flaw or weakness
: a minor bad habit

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vice

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: morally good behavior or character
: a good and moral quality
: the good result that comes from something

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virtue

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: not filled, used, or lived in

: showing no indication of what someone is thinking, feeling, etc.

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vacant

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: an entrance hall inside a building

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vestibule

29
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: the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else

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vengeance

30
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: showing strong and often angry feelings : very emotional

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vehement

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: a basic or essential element or material

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woof

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: relating to the business of selling things in large amounts to other businesses rather than to individual customers
: affecting large numbers of people or things

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wholesale

33
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: to what place

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whither

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: very unhappy, ill, etc.
: very bad or unpleasant
: very poor in quality or ability

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wretched

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: time past and especially long past

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yore