T Flashcards

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Tacit

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Silently understood or implied

Synonyms: implicit, unspoken

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Taciturn

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Silent, not talkative

Synonyms: laconic, reticent

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Tact

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Consideration in dealing with others, skill in not offending others

Synonyms: courtesy, delicacy

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Tactile

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Producing a sensation of touch

Synonyms: perceptible, tangible

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Talisman

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Magic object that offers supernatural protection

Synonyms: charm

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Talon

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Claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

Synonyms: claw, nail

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Tangential

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Digressing, diverting

Synonyms: digressive, extraneous, inconsequential, irrelevant, peripheral

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Tangible

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Able to be sensed, perceptible, measurable

Synonyms: palpable, touchable

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Tantamount

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Equal in value or effect

Synonyms: commensurate, equivalent

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Taunt

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To ridicule, mock, insult

Synonyms: tease

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Tautological

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Having to do with needless repetition, redundancy

Synonyms: verbose, wordy

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Tawdry

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Gaudy, cheap, showy

Synonyms: flashy, chintzy

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Temerity

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Unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness

Synonyms: boldness

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Temperance

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Restraint, self-control

Synonyms: moderation

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Tempestuous

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Stormy, turbulent

Synonyms: tumultuous, blustery

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Temporal

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Having to do with time

Synonyms: chronological

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Tenable

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Defensible, reasonable

Synonyms: maintainable, rationale

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Tenacious

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

Synonyms: stubborn, dogged, obstinate

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Tenet

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

Synonyms: canon

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Tentative

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Not fully worked out, uncertain

Synonyms: conditional

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Tenuous

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Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak

Synonyms: thin, shaky

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Tepid

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Neither hot or cold, lacking spirit

Synonyms: halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic

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Terrestrial

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Earthly, down-to-earth, commonplace

Synonyms: earthbound, mundane, sublunary, tellurian, terrene

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Terse

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Concise, brief, free of extra words

Synonyms: succinct, brusque

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Tertiary
Of third rank or value
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Testimony
Statement made under oath Synonyms: account
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Therapeutic
Medicinal Synonyms: curative
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Thicket
Dense bushes Synonyms: coppice
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Threshold
The point of entering Synonyms: beginning
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Throng
A large group of people Synonyms: crowd
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Thwart
To block or prevent from happening, frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of Synonyms: oppose, foil, frustrate
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Timeless
Eternal Synonyms: ageless
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Timorous
Timid, shy, full of apprehension Synonyms: anxious, fearful, frightened
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Tirade
Long, harsh speech or verbal attack Synonyms: diatribe, fulmination, harangue, obloquy
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Titular
Existing in title only, having a title without the functions of responsibilities Synonyms: honorary, named
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Toady
One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors Synonyms: sycophant, parasite
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Tolerate
To endure, permit, to respect others Synonyms: bear
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Tome
Book, usually large and academic Synonyms: codex, volume
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Torpid
Lethargic, unable to move, dormant Synonyms: apathetic, benumbed, hibernating, inactive, inert
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Torpor
Extreme mental and physical sluggishness Synonyms: apathy, languor
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Torrid
Extremely hot or passionate Synonyms: scorching
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Tortuous
Having many twists and turns, highly complex Synonyms: winding, circuitous
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Touchstone
Something used to test the excellence of others Synonyms: standard
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Tout
To praise or publicise loudly or extravagantly Synonyms: acclaim, proclaim
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Tractable
Obedient, yielding Synonyms: acquiescent, compliant, docile, governable, malleable
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Trajectory
The path followed by a moving object, whether through space or otherwise, flight Synonyms: path, route, course
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Transcribe
To reproduce, record Synonyms: copy
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Transient
Passing with time, temporary, short-lived Synonyms: brief, transitory
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Transitory
Short-lived, existing only briefly Synonyms: transient, ephemeral, momentary
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Trapezoid
A shape having two parallel and two nonparallel sides
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Travesty
Parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature Synonyms: mockery
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Tremulous
Trembling, timid, easily shaken Synonyms: shaking, timorous, anxious
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Trenchant
Acute, sharp, incisive, forceful, effective Synonyms: biting, caustic, cutting, keen
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Trepidation
Fear and anxiety Synonyms: alarm, apprehension, dread, fright
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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 Synonyms: frivolous, idle, paltry, petty, picayune
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Trite
Shallow, superficial Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, shopworn, stale, threadbare
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Trounce
To beat severely, defeat Synonyms: vanquish, conquer
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Truculent
Disposed to fight, belligerent Synonyms: antagonistic, combative
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Truncate
To cut off, shorten by cutting Synonyms: crop, curtail, lop
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Tumult
State of confusion, agitation Synonyms: commotion, chaos, din, disturbance, turmoil
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Turgid
Swollen as from a fluid, bloated Synonyms: distended
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Turpitude
Inherent vileness, foulness Synonyms: depravity
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Tutelage
Guardianship, guidance Synonyms: supervision
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Tyro
Beginner, novice Synonyms: apprentice, fledgling, greenhorn, neophyte, tenderfoot