Words starting with T and U Flashcards

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taciturn

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silent, not inclined to talk

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2
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talisman

A

a charm to bring good luck

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3
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tarry

A

to delay, dawdle

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4
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tawdry

A

cheap and gaudy

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5
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temerity

A

boldness, audacity

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6
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temporize

A

to act evasively in order to gain time

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7
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tendentious

A

having an aim or ulterior motive; bias

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8
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timorous

A

fearful

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9
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tirade

A

excessive scolding, denunciation

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10
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toady

A

servile flatterer

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11
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tome

A

a large book

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12
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torrid

A

intense, passionate

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13
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tout

A

publicize excessively, praise

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14
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tortuous

A

winding, full of curves

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15
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transgress

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to violate, go over a limit

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16
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transmute

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to change or alter form

17
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travesty

A

grossly inferior imitation

18
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treacly

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cloyingly sentimental, sickeningly sweet

19
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trenchant

A

aggressive, forceful, vigorous

20
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truculent

A

ferocity, aggressiveness

21
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turncoat

A

traitor

22
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turpitude

A

depravity; moral corruption

23
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umbrage

A

resentment, offense

24
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unbridled

A

violent, aggressive

25
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uncanny

A

strange, mysterious

26
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unctuous

A

smooth or greasy in texture, appearance or behaviour

27
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undulate

A

to move in wave-like motion

28
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unfetter

A

liberate

29
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unkempt

A

disheveled, uncared for in appearance

30
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unrequited

A

not reciprocated

31
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unwieldy

A

awkward, cumbersome

32
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upbraid

A

to criticise or scold severely