T-U-V-W-X-Z Flashcards
(155 cards)
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tableau
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dramatic scene or picture
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tabulation
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systematic listing by columns or rows
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tacit
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silent, not expressed
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taciturn
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speaking very little
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talisman
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a good luck charm
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tangent
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touching
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tantamount
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equivalent to
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tarn
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small lake or pool
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tarry
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linger, delay
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taurine
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like a bull
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tawdry
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cheap showy flashy
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temerity
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reckless, boldness, rashness
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temper
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moderate, soften or tone down
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temperate
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not extreme, moderate
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temporal
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pertaining to time
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temporize
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to be indecisive, evasive, delay an action
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tenacious
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stubborn, persistant, holding on
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tendentious
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biased favoring a cause
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tenet
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doctrine, belief
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tensile
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capable of being stretched, elastic
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tenuous
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flimsy, slender, without substance
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terminus
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boundary, limit
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terpsichorean
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pertaining to dancing
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terse
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brief
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thanatology
study of death or dying
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theocracy
government by religious leaders
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thrall
a slave
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threnody
a funeral song
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thwart
prevent hinder
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timorous
fearful, cowardly
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titter
to laugh in self-conscious way
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token
symbol; slight unimportant
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tome
large, heavy book
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toothsome
tasty
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torpid
inactive, sluggish
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torsion
twisting, bending
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tortuous
twisting winding
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torturous
causing extreme pain
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tractable
easy to manage
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traduce
speak badly of
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trappings
article of dress, equipment
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travail
very hard work, intense pain
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treatise
book about some particular subject
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treble
three times as much
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tremulous
quivering, trembling
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trenchant
keen or incisive
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trepidation
fear, alarm
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tribulation
trouble
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trite
commonplace, worn out, stale
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truckle
to submit, yield
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truculent
savage, brutal
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truism
self-evident, obvious truth
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truncheon
a club
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tryst
a secret meeting
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tumid
swollen, bulging
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tumult
confusion
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turbid
muddy, unclear
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turgid
swollen
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turmoil
confusion
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turpitude
baseless, shameful, behavior
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tutelage
instruction
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twain
two
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tyro
beginner
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ubiquitous
present everywhere
65
ulcerous
infected
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umbrage
a feeling of resentment
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unassailable
unable to be attacked
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unctuous
oily, excessively polite
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unequivocal
clear, definite
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unfledged
immature
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unmitigated
absolute, not lessened
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unseemly
not in good taste
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untenable
unable to be defended or upheld
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unwieldy
hard to manage because of size or weight
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upbraid
to scold, to find fault with
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urbane
refined, suave, citified
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urchin
a mischievous child
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ursine
like a bear
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usurp
seize illegally
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usury
excessive amount of money charged as interest
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uxorious
overly fond of one's wife
82
vagary
an odd notion, unpredictable action
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vainglorious
boastfully proud
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valedictory
saying farewell
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vanguard
front part
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vapid
tasteless tedious, uninteresting
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vaunt
brag or boast
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veer
change direction
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vegetate
lead a dull inactive life
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vehement
forceful, furious
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venal
corrupt, able to be bribed
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veneer
outward show that misrepresents
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venial
excusable, minor
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veracious
truthful, honest
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verisimilitude
appearance of truth
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veritable
true, actual, genuine
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verity
truth
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vernacular
native language, informal speech
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vernal
pertaining to spring
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vertiginous
whirling, dizzy, unstable
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verve
, energy, enthusiasm
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vestige
a trace
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vex
irritate annoy
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viands
various food
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viceroy
a representative a deputy appointed by a sovereign to rule a province
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vicissitudes
unpredictable changes, ups and downs
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victuals
food
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vie
compete
109
vindicate
clear from guilt or blame
110
virago
loud, bad-tempered woman, a shrew
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virile
manly, masculine
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visage
appearance
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viscous
sticky
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vitiate
weaken, impair
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vitreous
of or like glass
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vitriolic
biting, sharp, bitter
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vituperate
scold, criticize
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vociferous
loud, shouting
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volant
capable of flying
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volition
free will
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voluble
talkative, fluent
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voracious
extremely hungary, greedy
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votary
loyal follower
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vouchsafe
grant, allow, permit
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vulpine
like a fox, clever
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waif
homeless person
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wan
pale, weak, tired
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wane
gradually decrease in size or intensity
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wangle
to manipulate, obtain by scheming or by underhanded methods
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wanton
reckless, immoral
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warble
sing melodiously
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wastrel
spendthrift, one who wastes
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wax
grow in size or intensity
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wend
direct one's way
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wheedle
coax or to persuade
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whet
stimulate, make sharp
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willful
stubborn, contrary
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wily
tricky, sly
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windfall
unexpected good fortune
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winsome
pleasing, charming
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withal
nevertheless in spite of all
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wizened
withered, shriveled
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wolfish
ferocious
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wont
accustomed
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workaday
ordinary, everyday
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wraith
ghost, apparition
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wrest
take away by force
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wroth
angry
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wry
ironic
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xenophobia
fear of foreigners
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xyloid
pertaining to wood
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yen
intense desire
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zealot
fanatic
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zenith
highest point
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zephyr
gentle breeze
