SAT- T Flashcards

(65 cards)

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Tacit

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silently understood or implied

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Taciturn

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silent, not talkative

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Tact

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consideration in dealing with others, skill in not offending others

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Tactile

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producing a sensation of touch

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Talisman

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magic object that offers supernatural protection

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Talon

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claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

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Tangential

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digressing, diverting

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Tangible

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able to be sensed, perceptible, measureable

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Tantamount

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equal in value or effect

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Taunt

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to ridicule, mock, insult

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Tautological

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having to do with needless repetition redundancy

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Tawdry

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gaudy, cheap, showy

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Temerity

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unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness

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Temperance

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restraint, self-control

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Tempestuous

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stormy, turbulent

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Temporal

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having to do with time

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Tenable

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defensible, reasonable

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Tenacious

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

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Tenet

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

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Tentative

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not fully worked out, uncertain

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Tenuous

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having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak

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Tepid

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neither hot or cold, lacking spirit

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Terrestrial

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earthly, down-to earth, commonplace

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Terse

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concise, brief, free of extra words

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Tertiary
of third rank or value
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Testimony
statement made under oath
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Therapeutic
medicinal
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Thicket
dense bushes
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Threshold
the point of entering
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Throng
a large group of people
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Thwart
to block or prevent from happening, frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of
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Timeless
eternal
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Timorous
timid, shy, full of apprehension
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Tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Titular
existing in title only, having a title without the functions or responsibilies
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Toady
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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Tolerate
to endure, permit, to respect others
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Tome
book, usually large and academic
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Torpid
lethargic, unable to move, dormant
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Torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Torrid
extremely hot or passionate
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Tortuous
having many twists and turns, highly complex
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Touchstone
something used to test the excellence of others
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Tout
to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly
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Tractable
obedient, yielding
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Trajectory
the path followed by moving object, whether through space or otherwise, flight
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Transcribe
to reproduce, record
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Transient
passing with time, temporary, short-lived
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Transitory
short lived, existing only briefly
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Trapezoid
a shape having two parallel and two nonparallel sides
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Travesty
parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
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Tremulous
trembling, timid, easily shaken
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Trenchant
acute, sharp, incisive, forceful, effective
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Trepidation
fear, anxiety
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Triangulation
a technique for establishing the distance between any two points
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Trifling
of slight worth, trivial, insignificant
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Trite
shallow, superficial
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Trounce
to beat severely, defeat
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Truculent
disposed to fight, belligerent
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Truncate
to cut off, shorten by cutting
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Tumult
state of confusion, agitation
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Turgid
swollen as from a fluid, bloated
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Turpitude
inherent vileness, foulness
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Tutelage
guardianship, guidance
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Tyro
beginner, novice