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Vocab List 2 Flashcards

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Tidings

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New information about specific and timely events

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Tinge

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A slight but appreciable addition

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Tirade

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A speech of violent denunciation

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Tome

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A (usually) large and scholarly book

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Tonic

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Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

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Topical

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Of or relating to or arranged by topics

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Trajectory

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The path followed by an object moving through space

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Tranquil

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Characterized by absence of emotional agitation

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Transient

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One who stays for only a short time

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Transition

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The act of passing from one state or place to the next

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Transparent

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capable of transmitting light so that objects on the other side can be seen clearly

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Transpose

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A matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a give matrix

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Tretise

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A written work dealing formally and systematically with a certain subject

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Tremor

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An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

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Trepidation

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A feeling of alarm or dread

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Tributary

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Small streams that often begin at mountains, flow into larger streams and then flow into even larger streams that form together

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Trite

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Repeated too often; over familiar through overuse

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Troupe

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Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

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Truism

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An obvious truth

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Turmoil

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A disorderly outburst or tumult

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Unanimous

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Complete agreement

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Unassuming

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Not arrogant or presuming

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Unbiased

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to be free from preference or prejudice

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Undermine

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Destroy property or hinder normal operations

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Undertaking

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Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

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