Vocab T

Question 1

Table

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V to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration

Question 2

Taciturn

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Adj not talkative, silent

Question 3

Talisman

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N something believed to have magic power or bestow good luck

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Tamp

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V to plug, to drive in our down by a series of blows

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Tautology

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N a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument

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Tawdry

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Adj cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent

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Tenacity

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N the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

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Tendentious

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Adj biased, showing marked tendencies

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Tender

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V to offer formally

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Tenuous

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Adj having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak

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Terse

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Adj brief and concise in wording

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Timorous

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Adj timid, fearful, diffident

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Tirade

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N along and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation

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Toady

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(TOH dee)

N sycophant, flatterer, yes-man

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Torpid

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Adj lethargic, sluggish, dormant

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Torque

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N a force that causes rotation

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Torrid

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Adj scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried

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Tortuous

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Adj winding, twisting, excessively complicated

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Tout

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V to publicly praise or promote

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Tractable

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Adj docile,obedient, easily led

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Transient

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Adj fleeting, passing quickly, brief

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Travesty

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N mockery, caricature, parody

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Trenchant

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Adj sharply perceptive,keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut

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Truculent

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Adj fierce, scathing, eager to fight

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Tumid

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Adj swollen

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Turbid

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Adj muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil

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Turgid

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Adj swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate

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Turpitude

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N depravity, baseness

Question 29

Tyro

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N novice, beginner in learning