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vivid description, striking incident or scene
"The movie was a tableau of the soldier's life." |
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uncommunicative, not inclined to speak much
"The taciturn child would not speak." |
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relating to the sense of touch
"The tactile sensations I get from touching the tree." |
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sharp flavor or odor
"The lemonade's tang is definitely not insipid." |
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digressing, diverting
"His tangential lecture digressed into completely unrelated subjects." |
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equivalent in value or significance; amounting to
"The disgusting acts are nearly tantamount to those in the early 1900s." |
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gaudy, cheap, showy
"The tawdry display of wealth." |
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strong believer in technology; technical expert
"The technocrat thinks that computers will one day solve the world's problems." |
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to waver or move unsteadily
"They teetered about what to do next." |
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recklessness
"The temerity of his headlong actions." |
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moderated, restrained
"The tempered monk was restrained." |
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stormy, raging, furious
"The tempestuous hurricane is raging."
(tempest - violent storm) |
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defensible, reasonable
"He presented a convincing, tenable theory." |
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biased
"The tendentious supporter would not favor the other side." |
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capable of withstanding physical stress
"The tensile athlete can withstand a large amount of uncomfort." |
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weak, insubstantial
"She presented a tenuous argument that everyone tore apart." |
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lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm
"The tepid water is perfect to swim in." |
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to bind, tie
"The criminal's arms were tethered together with the handcuffs." |
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a person in servitude, enslaved
"The thrall was a slave for most of his life." |
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a sad poem or song
"Cohen's Diamonds is a threnody about the loss of chance." |
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news
"She heard the rumored tidings from her neighbors." |
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timid, shy, full of apprehension
"The timorous victims were frightened of even a slight amount of rain, fearing that it would heighten as before." |
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to color sightly
"The detergent tinged her clothes slightly brighter." |
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flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man
"The toady would only try to flatter everyone in his company." |
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book, usually large and academic
"Proust' tome is a series of many volumes of the same narrative." |
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lethargic; unable to move; dormant
"The torpid couch-potato" |
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burning hot; passionate
"This torrid weather is nearly unbearable." |
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act of twisting and turning
"There were some methods of torsion torture where the victim would be twisted asunder." |
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barely standing
"The tottering defeated boxer was in a precarious state of health." |
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to impede or hamper
"We can trammel the bear with this trap." |
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rising above, going beyond
"The transcendent angel." |
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a change; an exalting change
"The witch's tranfigurated appearance." |
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to trespass, violate a law
"The criminal transgressed the law by doing drugs in the drug free zone." |
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partially transparent
"The translucent image we get from looking through the water glass is distorted." |
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to change in appearance or shape
"Alex Mac transmutes from a human body to liquid." |
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to happen, occur; become known
"The events that transpired in the last few weeks are frightening." |
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trembling, quivering; fearful, timid
"The tremulous state he was in when he found out about his ailment." |
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acute, sharp, incisive, forceful, effective
"The trenchant student's perceptive paper." |
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