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Civics
12th Grade
02/13/2012
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tableau
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dramatic scene or picture
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taboo
 Definition
forbidden; unacceptable
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tabulation
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a 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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tactile
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pertaining to sense of touch
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talisman
 Definition
a good-luck charm
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tantalize
 Definition
to tease or torment
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tantamount
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(followed by to) equivalent to
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tarn
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a small lake or pool
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tarnish
 Definition
to soil; to discolor; to stain
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tarry
 Definition
to linger; to delay
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taurine
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like a bull
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taut
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tight; tense
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tawdry
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cheap; showy; flashy
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tawny
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yellowish-brown
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teeming
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overfilled; pouring out
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temerity
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reckless boldness; rashness
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temper
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to moderate; to 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 ot time
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temporize
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to be indecisive; to be evasive; to delay an action
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tenacious
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holding on; persistent; stubborn
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tendentious
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biased; favoring a cause
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tenet
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a doctrine; a belief
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tensile
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capable of being stretched; elastic
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tentative
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for the time being; experimental
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tenuous
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slender; flimsy; without substance
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tenure
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the holding or possessing of anything
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tepid
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lukewarm
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terminus
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a boundary; a limit
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terpsichorean
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pertaining to dancing
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terrestrial
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earthly; living on land
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terse
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brief; to the point
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thanatology
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the study of death and dying
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theocracy
 Definition
government by religious leaders
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thrall
 Definition
a slave
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threnody
 Definition
a funeral song
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throes
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a violent; struggle; pains; agony
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throng
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a crowd
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thwart
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to prevent or hinder
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timorous
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fearful; cowardly
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tinge
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a faint color; a trace
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tirade
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a long angry speech; an outburst of bitter denunciation
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titillate
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to tickle; to excite agreeably
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titter
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to laugh in a self-conscious or nervous way
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token
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sign or symbol; slight or unimportant
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tome
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large; heavy book
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toothsome
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tasty
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topple
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to overturn; to fall over
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torpid
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inactive; sluggish
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torsion
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twisting; bending
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tortuous
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twisting; winding
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torturous
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causing extreme pain
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touchstone
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standard; a test or criterion for quality
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traduce
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to speak badly of; to slander
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trangression
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violation of a rule or law
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transclucent
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letting light pass through
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transmute
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to change from one form to another; to transform
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trappings
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articles of dress; equipment
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travail
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very hard work; intense pain
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travesty
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an absurd or inadequate imitation
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treatise
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a book or writing about some particular subject
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treble
 Definition
three times as much
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tremulous
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trembling; quivering
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trenchant
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keen or incisive; vigorous; effective
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trepidation
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fear; alarm
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tributary
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a stream flowing into a river
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trite
 Definition
worn out; stale; commonplace
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truckle
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to submit; to yield
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truculent
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savage; brutal; cruel
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truism
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a self-evidence; abvious truth
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truncate
 Definition
to shorten; to cut off
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truncheon
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a club
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tryst
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a secret meeting
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tumid
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swollen; bulging
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tumult
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great noise and confusion
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turbid
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muddy; unclear
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turgid
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swollen
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turmoil
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confusion
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turpitude
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baseness; shameful behavior
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tussle
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a strugle; a fight
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tutelage
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instruction
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twain
 Definition
two
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tycoon
 Definition
a wealthy businessman
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tyro
 Definition
a beginner
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