46-50 Flashcards
(113 cards)
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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teetotalism
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abstaining totally from alcohol
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tendentious
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biased
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tenet
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doctrine; dogma
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testy
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irritable
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thrall
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slave; bondage; slavery
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throes
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violent anguish
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throng
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crowd
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tightwad
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miser
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tiller
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handle used to steer boat
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timbre
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quality of musical tone produced by a musical instrument
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tipple
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drink alcohol frequently
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titillate
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tickle; excite pleasantly
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titter
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nervous gigle
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toady
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servant
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tonsure
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shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders
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torpor
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lethargy
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torrid
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hot or scorching; passionate
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tortuous
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winding
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tout
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promote or publicize; praise excessively
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tract
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propaganda pamphlet
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tractable
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docile
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traduce
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expose to slander
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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troth
pledge of good faith
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truculence
aggressiveness; ferocity
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tryst
meeting arranged by lovers
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tumid
swollen; pompous
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turbid
having the sediment disturbed
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tureen
deep dish for serving soup
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turgid
swollen; pompous
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turncoat
traitor
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turpitude
depravity
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tutelary
protective
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tyro
beginner
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umbrage
resentment
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unassuaged
unsatisfied; not soothed
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unbridled
violent; uncontrolled
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unconscionable
unscrupulous
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undulating
moving with a wavelike motion
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unfetter
liberate; free
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debar
forbid; exclude
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ungainly
awkward in movement
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unguent
ointment
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unimpeachable
that cannot be impeached
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impeach
bring an accusation against
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unintimating
unfrightening
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unmitigated
not moderated
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unobtrusive
inconspicuous
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unprepossessing
unattractive
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untenable
indefensible
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untoward
unexpected and adverse
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unwonted
unusual
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upbraid
reprimand
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upshot
final result
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usurp
seize another's power or rank
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usury
lending money at illegally high rates of interest
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vacillate
waver
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vagary
capricious happening
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vainglorious
boastful
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valor
bravery
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vanguard
forerunner
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variegated
multicolored
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vassal
servant; follower
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vaunted
boasted
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vegetate
live in a monotonous way
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vehement
forceful; intensely emotional
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venal
capable of being bribed; corrupt
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venial
forgivable; trivial
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veracious
truthful
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verbiage
wordiness
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verbose
wordy
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vernal
pertaining to the spring
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vicissitude
change
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vilify
slander
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vintner
wine merchant
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visceral
felt in one's inner organs
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viscid
adhesive; gluey
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vitiate
spoil the effect of
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vitriolic
caustic; corrosive
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vituperative
abusive; scolding
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volition
act of using one's will
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voluble
fluent; talkative
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voracious
ravenous
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vouchsafe
guarantee
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waffle
speak equivocally about an issue
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waggish
mischievous
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waif
homeless child or animal
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wallow
indulge in
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wangle
using dishonest methods
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warble
sing; babble
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warren
tunnels in which rabbits live
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wastrel
waster; profligate
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waylay
ambush
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wean
withdraw from some habit
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welter
confusion; turmoil
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wheedle
deceive; cajole
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whit
small amount
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wily
crafty
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wince
flinch
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windfall
unexpected lucky event
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winnow
sift; separate good from bad
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winsome
charming; agreeable
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witticism
witty saying
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wizened
shriveled; withered
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wont
habit or custom
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wrangle
quarrel noisily
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wrest
obtain by pulling violent
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writ
written command issued by court
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writhe
contort in pain
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yen
longing; urge
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yeoman
man or farmer owning small estate
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yore
time long past
